FTC
The FTC, Fertility App Premom, and Sharing Consumer Health Data
Justin Sherman Fri, May 26, 2023, 9:17 AM
The FTC shows again that some companies widely share Americans’ health data—and Congress needs to do more.
Justin Sherman is a contributing editor at Lawfare. He is also the founder and CEO of Global Cyber Strategies, a Washington, DC-based research and advisory firm; a senior fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, where he runs its research project on data brokerage; and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council.
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Social Media
Two New Bills on TikTok and Beyond: The DATA Act and RESTRICT Act
Justin Sherman Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 8:31 AM
Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony to the House, two new bills to place restrictions on TikTok and non-U.S. tech companies are in the mix.
Data Protection
GoodRx, Health Data Brokerage, and the Limits of HIPAA
Justin Sherman Mon, Mar 6, 2023, 8:16 AM
While HIPAA imposes some controls on the collection and distribution of protected health information by covered entities, it leaves a vast ocean of health data unprotected.
Cyber & Technology
Global Technology Products, U.S. Security Policy, and Spectrums of Risk
Justin Sherman Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 8:01 AM
Some policymakers are declaring non-U.S. tech companies, products, and services a risk to U.S. security—and proposing bans in response. But before barreling ahead, policymakers need to consider several questions.
Aegis
Cybersecurity Under the Ocean: Submarine Cables and US National Security
Justin Sherman Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 9:59 AM
Submarine cables' security and resiliency are vital to the global internet as we know it—but this infrastructure faces many risks that policymakers must help tackle.
Social Media
New Bill Proposes Banning TikTok in the U.S.
Justin Sherman Wed, Dec 28, 2022, 8:31 AM
A new bill effectively seeks to bring back Trump’s TikTok ban. While better at distinguishing between risks, its one-size-fits-all approach raises questions.
data privacy
The Data Broker Caught Running Anti-Abortion Ads—to People Sitting in Clinics
Justin Sherman Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 8:31 AM
In 2015, a data broker helped anti-abortion groups target women in clinic waiting rooms. The Massachusetts attorney general decided to act.