Never Means Never
Why I resigned from my position as a special advocate to the Data Protection Review Court.
Judge Cannon Has Gotten It Completely Wrong
In dismissing the classified-documents case, she is ignoring both practical history and legal precedent. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee, has dismissed the criminal charges against the former president. On the merits, her opinion is a…
Content Moderation and the Least Cost Avoider
A useful lesson from the economic concept of the “least cost avoider,” suggests that significant responsibility for reducing harmful content should be allocated to non-platform actors. Who should be responsible for mitigating the harm from malicious…
The Lawfare Podcast: Timothy Edgar and Paul Rosenzweig on the Volt Typhoon Cyber Intrusion
Last May, Microsoft announced that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon, appeared to be targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and entities abroad in part through establishing a presence in a malware-infected network, or botnet,…
Big Tech’s trouble in China: New ‘work secrets’ law could force tough choices
For years, the national and cyber security communities have warned technology companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle that escalating tensions between the United States and China would ultimately make them choose between one of their largest…
Volt Typhoon and the Disruption of the U.S. Cyber Strategy
The recent Chinese cyberintrusion highlights the need for a reexamination of U.S. cybersecurity strategy. The Volt Typhoon cyber intrusion into U.S. critical infrastructure is troubling on many levels. The most significant, however, is the way in…