The Privacy Argument
Apple should not be coerced into hacking into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, and we must get to a point as a society where law […] More
Data Privacy
The Government’s Case
The current conflict between Apple and the FBI over developing a means to circumvent security features on the iPhone has reignited the tense debate about […] More
Making Progress on the “Going Dark” Debate
As the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matthew Olsen oversaw the integration and analysis of all intelligence related to terrorism. He recently co-authored a […] More
Creating a Global Data Privacy Standard
Discussion and debate about international privacy-related standards have been around since the 1940s, when the recognition of privacy as a basic right was ratified by […] More
Foreign Tech Access in China
Before Chinese President Xi Jinping made it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for his meeting with President Obama this fall, his Boeing 747-400 had a layover […] More
Techno-Nationalism
The increased tempo of commercial partnerships between American and Chinese technology companies has begun to raise eyebrows in Washington. National security circles worry that such […] More
A Trade "Cold War"
Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discussed implications for western technology firms operating in China as the Chinese government […] More
Negotiating a New Safe Harbor Agreement
The U.S. technology sector received a surprise jolt in October when the European Court of Justice struck down the Safe Harbor Framework, setting off a […] More
Transatlantic Cooperation
The European Union and the United States have been close allies for decades and “partners of first resort,” to use the words of both former […] More
The Debate Post-Paris
Twelve days after the Paris attacks, I was waiting for a flight at London’s Heathrow Airport, which seemed to be running with its customary sedate […] More
Safe Harbor 2.0
The safe harbour was a convenient fiction that enabled business-as-usual processes to take place between the EU and the U.S. Many were shocked when the […] More
General Michael Hayden on Security-Privacy Tradeoff
Here we go again. Security vs. privacy. Round n. Of course, I’m referring to the aftermath of the horrific ISIS attacks in Paris. What did […] More
Toward a Comprehensive Approach
The Cipher Brief spoke with Raj De to discuss the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Mr. De recently served as the General Counsel at the […] More