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Cyberspectives: Kristen Eichensehr On Extraterritorial Issues Of Domestic And International Law

By Kristen Eichensehr on

In this episode, Kristen Eichensehr discusses the challenge of extraterritoriality in cyber, the concept of "digital Switzerlands," companies acting increasingly like nation-states and running their own foreign policies, and laws and regulations that can create incentives to give up on cybersecurity.

About the guest: Kristen Eichensehr is an Assistant Professor of Law at UCLA. Her work focuses on cybersecurity, foreign relations, separation of powers, and national security law. Prior to joining UCLA, Eichensehr clerked for Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court. Eichensehr received a J.D. from Yale, an M.Phil from the University of Cambridge, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard.

Published in: Multimedia , Cybersecurity , Privacy