LAWFARE – CHINA GAINS AS U.S. ABANDONS DIGITAL POLICY NEGOTIATIONS
The future of U.S. global digital policy hangs in the balance following a shock decision by the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States no longer supports provisions that protect cross-border data flows, prohibit forced data localization, safeguard source code, and prohibit countries from discriminating against digital products in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
LAWFARE – Two Visions of Digital Sovereignty
If bipartisan agreement in the United States is rare, in at least one area, it is increasingly clear: “economic security is national security.” As global events have pushed Europe and the United States closer together, the convergence of these concepts—both at home and abroad—has begun shifting the tenor of the long-turbulent transatlantic relationship.
LAWFARE – Gentlemen’s Rules for Reading Each Other’s Mail: The New OECD Principles on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector Entities
The recent OECD declaration demonstrates the surprising degree of commonality in data access safeguards applied by developed democracies’ national security and law enforcement agencies.