The stubborn, misguided myth that Internet platforms must be ‘neutral’
Lately, politicians and news sources have been repeating a persistent myth about, of all things, technology law. The myth concerns a provision of the 1996 Commu…
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Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion
Abstract Liberals claim that globalization has led to fragmentation and decentralized networks of power relations. This does not explain how states increasingl…
5 ways to protect yourself from cybercrime
High-profile data breaches at companies like British Airways and Marriott get a lot of media coverage, but cybercriminals are increasingly going after community…
Silicon Valley paints itself as a hotbed of free enterprise. Here’s how the government helped build it.
Margaret O’Mara is a professor of history at the University of Washington. Her new book, “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America,” was just publis…
Cyberattack Attribution and the Virtues of Decentralization
In the midst of rising tensions between the United States and Iran over tanker attacks and Iran’s downing of a U.S. drone, reports emerged that U.S. Cyber Comma…
Further Submission to PJCIS Regarding Assistance and Access Act
Submission to Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) regarding its review of the Assistance and Access Act that had…
Opening Brief to the Ninth Circuit re Motion to Unseal (Facebook Messenger)
Opening brief of Movants-Appellants EFF, ACLU, and Riana Pfefferkorn to the Ninth Circuit in our appeal from the district court's denial of our motion to un…
Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant
Someone broke into a church in Centerville, Utah, last November and attacked the organist who was practicing there. In March, after a conventional investigation…
Build Your Own Intermediary Liability Law: A Kit for Policy Wonks of All Ages
In recent years, lawmakers around the world have proposed a lot of new intermediary liability (IL) laws. Many have been miscalibrated – risking serious collater…
Amicus Brief in Mobley v. State
Brief of amici curiae ACLU, ACLU of Georgia, and Riana Pfefferkorn in support of appellant Victor Mobley in Mobley v. State, a Georgia Supreme Court case presen…
Arctic 2.0: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Develop a Frontier
Technology has an outsized impact on the modern world; it is how we have tamed our frontiers. But that role is largely ignored when it comes to the Arctic front…
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the nation’s approach to trade
Elizabeth Warren announced an agenda Tuesday that she calls a plan for “economic patriotism.” Warren argues against claims that “globalization” or “automation”…