We are experiencing an unmistakable acceleration in the long creeping global trend toward internet balkanization. Nations around the world are increasingly skeptical of friends and foes alike, from the European Union rethinking international data transfers to data localization mandates in India. Of course, no one tracing President Trump’s rhetoric was [...]
As fall rapidly approaches amid an unyieldingly high national COVID-19 caseload, the nation’s collective attention has increasingly turned to how to best manage the impending schooling crisis. Though the federal government’s approach to public schooling remains an open question for now, the two largest school districts in California (Los Angeles [...]
By Anna Bosch and Matt Schwartz On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which provided a stable, streamlined, and inexpensive mechanism for the transatlantic flow of data between the two regions. The court cited concerns with U.S. surveillance law, which [...]
We’re approaching that time of the year when Europeans go on summer vacation – and although those might look a little different this year due to COVID-19, the European institutions are still taking their regularly scheduled recess. With that in mind, we’re using this quiet period to look back on [...]
Recently, ACT | The App Association made it a priority to highlight encryption’s essential role in facilitating a safe and secure internet, a role that’s become even more vital while millions remain quarantined and reliant on remote communication technologies. This is especially the case for vulnerable communities, such as the [...]