Kyle Fendorf

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Kyle Fendorf

Research Associate, Digital and Cyberspace Policy

Kyle Fendorf is the research associate for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was a research assistant at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College in public policy and politics, philosophy, and economics.

Digital Policy

Cyber Week in Review: 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.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan May 10, 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
United States

In the Age of AI, Personal Data Security Is National Security

The United States’ commodified data market is creating increasing national security threats that federal authorities are currently incapable of meeting; the problem will only increase as AI advances.

Article by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf April 1, 2024 RealEcon
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
Technology and Innovation

Cyber Week in Review: March 8, 2024

Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ransomware hits healthcare provider.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 8, 2024 Net Politics
Technology and Innovation

Cyber Week in Review: March 1, 2024

Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new EU counter-disinformation group.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 1, 2024 Net Politics

Japan

The U.S.-Japan Alliance

The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 3, 2024

United States

How U.S. Water Infrastructure Works

The sprawling U.S. water system is central to the nation’s economy, but chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses.

Backgrounder by James McBride and Noah Berman May 2, 2024 Renewing America

Cuba

U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bilateral relationship.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors April 24, 2024

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