Cybersecurity
Russian Trolls Are Hammering Away at NATO’s Presence in Lithuania
A broad disinformation campaign of fake news and other tricks aims to turn the Baltic nation’s public against the alliance.
Cybersecurity
UN, tech companies team up to host innovation contest
A collection of tech companies seeking to push new cyber norms are working with the United Nations to launch a new initiative asking young entrepreneurs to develop technologies that will foster digital peace.
Cybersecurity
What to Expect from Congress’ Cyber Strategy Brain Trust
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission aims to have policy recommendations ready to plug into the next defense authorization bill, Co-Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher said.
Emerging Tech
China Said It’s Developing 6G. What Does That Mean?
While most mobile users operate on 4G, the country announced two working groups focused on advancing 6G.
Cybersecurity
CBP looks to blockchain to track Canadian energy imports
The Silicon Valley Investment Program is tapping a Canadian company with a blockchain platform to help Customs and Border Protection track oil and natural gas imported through pipelines.
Ideas
The Zero-Day War? How Cyber is Reshaping the Future of the Most Combustible Conflicts
Recent history has shown that states often use their offensive cyber arsenals to achieve surprisingly de-escalatory effects.
Digital Government
The ACCC Is Suing Google over Tracking Users. Here's Why It Matters.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission follows regulators in countries including the U.S. and Germany in taking action against the way “tech giants” harvest and exploit their users’ data.
Modernization
Russia Will Test Its Ability to Disconnect from the Internet
The nascent RuNet is meant to allow the country to survive an attack — and Putin to monitor and control the population.
Ideas
What America Didn’t Anticipate About China
For too long, policy makers ignored the possibility that China could transform the U.S., rather than the other way around.
Ideas
What's at Stake in Trump's War on Huawei: Control of the Global Computer-Chip Industry
It's not just about 5G.
Ideas
I Researched Uighur Society in China for 8 Years and Watched How Technology Opened New Opportunities – Then Became a Trap
The Muslim ethnic minority must carry their smartphones or risk being detained.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Stands Up Transatlantic Aviation Roundtable
The new committee will address critical security issues that trouble the open skies.
Cybersecurity
Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts
For protesters, claims of Chinese surveillance are politically useful, even when they can’t be proved.
Cybersecurity
Twitter, Facebook Turn Off Hundreds of Accounts Linked to Chinese Disinformation about Hong Kong Protests
In simultaneous press releases, the social-media companies say they have shut down large amounts of Beijing-controlled activity.
Emerging Tech
DHS is Collecting Biometrics on Thousands of Refugees Who Will Never Enter the U.S.
Most refugees who apply for asylum in the U.S. never set foot in the country, but under an agreement with the United Nations, DHS and its partners can still build biometric profiles on them.
Modernization
Chinese Propaganda Goes Tech-savvy to Reach a New Generation
Party propaganda has morphed from dry sermons to "indoctritainment."
Digital Government
What Happens When the World’s Population Stops Growing?
Africa will be the most populous continent. Islam will be the most popular religion. And there are going to be a lot more old people.
Artificial Intelligence
42 Countries Agree to International Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure AI is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.
Cybersecurity
Why the U.S. wants zero tolerance on Chinese 5G gear
With lawmakers increasingly wary of Chinese-made 5G infrastructure, cybersecurity experts say even peripheral use of the equipment in networks could lead nowhere good.
Artificial Intelligence