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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds Former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness and recommendations, as they attend a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium on September 9, 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds Former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness and recommendations, as they attend a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium on September 9, 2024 Yves Herman/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2024

by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 13, 2024

U.S. indicts white supremacists; Predator spyware reappears; EU publishes Draghi report on economic competitiveness; Australian politicians criticize Meta's data scraping; CISA says agency will reduce contact with social media platforms. Read More

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values
Ahead of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety from November 1 to 2, the United Kingdom needs to bring its AI policy back in line with the values of freedom, democracy, and rule of law.
Blog Post by Merve Hickok and Marc Rotenberg September 27, 2023 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 22, 2023
UK Parliament passes Online Safety Bill; Countries announce new AI funding commitments; Ireland fines TikTok $370 million; Ransomware attack hits Colombian government; International Criminal Court says it was hacked.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 22, 2023 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 15, 2023
FTC says X violated consent decree; Hackers shut down MGM systems; Senators host AI summit; U.S. appeals court invalidates most of disinformation injunction; Advisory group pushes back on Global Digital Compact.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 15, 2023 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    The TikTok Trap
    TikTok is an easy scapegoat, but the lack of tech regulation and data protection is the underlying cause of our collective anxiety in the digital age.
    Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent September 13, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 8, 2023
    OGP Summit meets in Estonia; Mudge joins CISA; UK will not break end to end encryption; EU designates gatekeepers under Digital Markets Act; DEF CON Generative Red Team Challenge concludes.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 8, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    There’s A Cop In My Pocket: Policymakers Need to Stop Advocating Surveillance by Default.
    Encryption, cybersecurity, and technology policies, like the RESTRICT and EARN-IT Acts, with nonexistent tradeoffs address symptoms, not problems, and they do it badly.    
    Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain August 28, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q2 2023
    An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between April and June 2023.
    Blog Post by Kyle Fendorf July 17, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Does Our Vote Count? The Safest Way to Hold an Election
    Election security has been a major issue since the 2020 U.S. election. Policymakers and members of the public must take several concrete steps to ensure that elections are secure and free from interference.
    Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Barbara Simons June 29, 2023 Net Politics