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Cuba Needs a Free Internet
Commentary
The online tug of war between dictator and dissident is nothing new. But the nature of that war is changing, and tomorrow’s digital battles will feature greater decentralizati...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
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Democracy’s Digital Defenses
Commentary
In early 2021, the audio-only social media app Clubhouse allowed users in mainland China to enter chat rooms and talk freely to the world—including American journalists and pe...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
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Beyond TikTok: Preparing for Future Digital Threats
Commentary
By the end of September, the American social media landscape will undergo a profound transformation, and we cannot yet map this new terrain. President Donald Trump’s executive...
By Kara Frederick, Chris Estep & Megan Lamberth
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The Rise of Municipal Ransomware
Commentary
Last month’s coordinated ransomware attacks against 23 cities in Texas reflect a troubling trend for America’s cities: bad actors are addicted to the payoff. In the 30 years s...
By Kara Frederick
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San Francisco lawmakers ban facial recognition technology
Does this ban protect privacy or put public safety at risk? Technology and National Security associate fellow Kara Frederick debates former NYPD officer Darrin Porcher. View t...
By Kara Frederick
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Breaking down Facebook's attempt to silence hate speech
Commentary
Kara Frederick appears on Fox and Friends to discuss the latest developments surrounding Facebook's efforts at content policing. View the full conversation on Fox News:...
By Kara Frederick
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The 5G Future Is Not Just About Huawei
Commentary
This week, representatives from the United States and more than 30 European Union and NATO countries met in Prague to hash out security principles for 5G—fifth-generation wire...
By Kara Frederick
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Kara Frederick on Fox & Friends: What happens when next generation tech falls into the wrong hands?
Commentary
Kara Frederick, associate fellow in the CNAS Technology and National Security program, joins Fox News' Fox & Friends to discuss her Wall Street Journal essay, "The Authori...
By Kara Frederick
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The Autocrat’s New Tool Kit
Commentary
Chinese authorities are now using the tools of big data to detect departures from “normal” behavior among Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region—and then to identify each su...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
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White House AI Executive Order and DoD AI Strategy
Commentary
This week, the U.S. government released two major new strategic documents on artificial intelligence. The White House published an executive order by President Trump launching...
By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Gregory C. Allen, Kara Frederick, Michael Horowitz & Elsa B. Kania
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How to Defend Against Foreign Influence Campaigns: Lessons from Counter-Terrorism
Commentary
Two weeks ago, a grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted seven Russian intelligence officers for state-sponsored hacking and influence operations. Both U.S. Attorney General Jeff ...
By Kara Frederick
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How network tools can improve base security
In 2011, the simple exploitation of an existing data set could have prevented a near disaster in northern Afghanistan. Then, an entire operations center watched as the feed fr...
By Kara Frederick
