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People walk past a poster simulating facial recognition software at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China on October 24, 2018
People walk past a poster simulating facial recognition software at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China on October 24, 2018 Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: May 10, 2024

by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Cecilia Marrinan May 10, 2024

State Department releases digital diplomacy strategy; Microsoft bans police from using AI facial recognition; sixty eight companies sign CISA pledge; researchers discover whale alphabet; Microsoft introduces AI for intel agencies. Read More

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Beyond Watermarks: Content Integrity Through Tiered Defense
Watermarking is often discussed as a solution to the problems posed by AI-generated content. However, watermarking is inadequate without other methods of detecting and sorting out AI-generated content.
Blog Post by Kevin Klyman and Renée DiResta May 8, 2024 Net Politics
Digital Policy
Cyber Week in Review: May 3, 2024
NETmunidal+10 conference held; FCC fines phone carriers; U.S. announces HIPAA amendment; EU police release statement opposing encryption; WhatsApp threatens to leave India.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan May 3, 2024 Net Politics
Digital Policy
Cyber Week in Review: April 26, 2024
Biden signs FISA reforms; House passes bill to ban government from buying bulk data; Biden signs TikTok ban; Chinese government orders Meta-owned apps removed from App Store; UnitedHealth Group provides update on ransomware attack.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 26, 2024 Net Politics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Cyber Week in Review: April 19, 2024
    Four Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States; Samsung awarded semiconductor grant; misleading posts spread on X after drone attack; UK may prohibit explicit deepfakes; CAICT releases AI benchmarks.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 19, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 12, 2024
    U.S. lawmakers introduce comprehensive privacy bill; FCC may reinstate net neutrality; Biden administration awards TSMC $6.6 billion grant; report outlines IDF's use of AI for targeting; Biden administration may ban Kaspersky products.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 12, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: April 5, 2024
    DeSantis signs teen social restrictions into law; CRSB releases report on Microsoft hack; report claims Meta and Google promote health disinformation; OpenAI discloses voice engine model; Google will destroy incognito data.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 5, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 29, 2024
    OMB issues new draft AI guidance; UK and U.S. accuse China of cyberattacks; Meta spied on Snapchat for three years; European Commission investigates four companies; Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 29, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 22, 2024
    UN passes AI resolution; DOJ sues Apple; Google demonstrates new AI system; Supreme Court hears Murthy v. Missouri arguments; Secretary of State Blinken announces new information resilience initiative.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 22, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q4 2023
    An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between October and December 2023.
    Blog Post by Kyle Fendorf March 19, 2024 Net Politics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Cyber Week in Review: March 15, 2024
    EU passes AI Act; ODNI releases 2024 threat assessment; Google restricts chatbot responses to election queries; Trump authorized information operation against China in 2019; House passes bill to ban TikTok
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 15, 2024 Net Politics