A European Defense Union must take a new, balanced approach to privacy and security, requiring flexibility from EU members and institutions. “Protecting Europe is Europe’s duty. I believe now is therefore the…
Code now governs what users see, say, and know—across borders, without consent. It’s time to rethink what foreign influence really means. In early 2022, TikTok users in Kenya saw their feeds flooded…
A recent study from researchers at University of California San Diego is the first detailed assessment of companies offering school-based online surveillance services such as social media monitoring, student communications monitoring and online activity…
A review of Tamar Mitts, “Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism” (Princeton University Press, 2025). Tamar Mitts’s “Safe Havens for Hate” arrives at a moment when debates over online extremism…
How buyers can use performance measures to drive better security in software products. In June 2017, a cyberattack known as notPetya corrupted the Ukrainian tax accounting software Medoc and used it to infect victim…
The UN has agreed on a global cybersecurity mechanism, but consensus may come at a cost, ignoring divides and risking deadlock. n July, the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in…
Scientists find that people mostly avoid social media ads when they see them, but many ads blend in seamlessly How many ads do you see on social media? It might be more…
Popular generative AI web browser assistants are collecting and sharing sensitive user data, such as medical records and social security numbers, without adequate safeguards, finds a new study led by researchers from…
In an era of extraordinary geopolitical volatility, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is confronting increasingly complex challenges that demand innovative technological solutions. Unprecedented amounts of data collection, the threats posed by great power competition,…
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The G7’s prosperity statement is emblematic of a broader shift in multilateral AI policy discussions. The word “safety” appears exactly zero times in the Group of Seven’s (G7’s) recent Statement on AI for…
