Intelligence, Surveillance, and Privacy
CSIS examines the relationship among technological innovation, civil liberties, and intelligence systems, with research led by the Strategic Technologies Program and the International Security Program.
In Targeting TikTok, Congress Is Taking the Hardest Path to Online Safety
In a new op-ed for Barron’s, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann explains that forcing a ban or divestiture of TikTok to a U.S. company misses a key lesson from the 2016 election: U.S. corporate ownership, without additional regulations, does not guarantee online safety.
Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — March 15, 2024
Government Use of Deepfakes
Report by Daniel Byman, Daniel W. Linna Jr., and V. S. Subrahmanian — March 12, 2024
Exploring the White House’s Executive Order to Limit Data Transfers to Foreign Adversaries
Critical Questions by Evan Brown, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, and Julia Brock — February 29, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones
Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024
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Section 702 of FISA: Privacy and Civil Liberties Reforms
Event — March 19, 2024
In Targeting TikTok, Congress Is Taking the Hardest Path to Online Safety
Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — March 15, 2024
Government Use of Deepfakes
Report by Daniel Byman, Daniel W. Linna Jr., and V. S. Subrahmanian — March 12, 2024
“Government Use of Deepfakes: The Questions to Ask”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman
Podcast Episode by Daniel Byman — March 12, 2024
Exploring the White House’s Executive Order to Limit Data Transfers to Foreign Adversaries
Critical Questions by Evan Brown, Caitlin Chin-Rothmann, and Julia Brock — February 29, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones
Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024
AI 2024 Outlook
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — January 23, 2024
AI 2024 Outlook
Transcript — January 23, 2024
No Place to Hide: A Look into China’s Geosynchronous Surveillance Capabilities
Critical Questions by Clayton Swope — January 19, 2024
“Lawmakers Will Need to Own the Consequences of Letting Section 702 Lapse”: Audio Brief with Emily Harding
Podcast Episode by Emily Harding — December 13, 2023