Kyle Fendorf is the research associate for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was a research assistant at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College in public policy and politics, philosophy, and economics.
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Court rules TikTok not shielded by Section 230; Telegram founder arrested; Chinese hackers break into U.S. ISPs; Tech companies criticize Malaysian licensing plan; Misinformation surges in India.
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Pakistan experiences internet outages; U.S. company fined over deepfakes; TSMC breaks ground on EU factory; U.S. investigates Americans working with Russia; researcher finds major vulnerability in key cards.
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Trump campaign hacked; Huawei introduces new microchip; FBI takes down ransomware group; UN committee passes cybercrime treaty; Indian government withdraws broadcast bill.
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Google loses antitrust case; NIST publishes quantum standards; State officials condemn X's AI-fueled misinformation; UN finalizing cybercrime treaty; Digital repression spiked during and after Venezuela's election.
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CrowdStrike update causes disruptions; Senate passes online safety bills; WTO lays out digital trade agreement; China calls for internet ID; Bangladesh shuts off internet service; DoJ releases misinformation report.
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Supreme Court issues Murthy v. Missouri decision; Polish parliament withdraws immunity for lawmaker; UN adopts AI resolution; major privacy bills scuttled in Congress; OpenAI will block access to tools in China.
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Apple to integrate OpenAI; Microsoft and Google to provide cybersecurity services to rural hospitals; Gang sentenced to prison in Zambia; U.S. tightens semiconductor sanctions on Russia; Microsoft's president testifies in Congress.
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DOJ and FTC reach deal on AI investigation; Hackers send zero-click through TikTok; Study on 2020 election misinformation released; Microsoft says Russia targeting Paris Olympics; YouTube tightens controls on gun videos.
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"Eyes on Rafah" circulates on social media; China announces $47.5 billion semiconductor fund; Leaked documents detail Google Search algorithms; France lifts TikTok ban in New Caledonia; TikTok releases influence operation report.
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UK and South Korea host AI Safety Summit; China rolls out Xi Jinping Thought chatbot; House committee passes bill restricting export of AI systems; Biden meets with Kenyan President; TikTok to limit state-backed media.
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Four Senators release AI Policy Roadmap; U.S. and partners unveil data-sharing agreement; Frank McCourt bids for TikTok; Biden passes new tariffs on Chinese tech; FBI seizes cybercrime marketplace.
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State Department releases digital diplomacy strategy; Microsoft bans police from using AI facial recognition; sixty eight companies sign CISA pledge; researchers discover whale alphabet; Microsoft introduces AI for intel agencies.
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NETmunidal+10 conference held; FCC fines phone carriers; U.S. announces HIPAA amendment; EU police release statement opposing encryption; WhatsApp threatens to leave India.
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Biden signs FISA reforms; House passes bill to ban government from buying bulk data; Biden signs TikTok ban; Chinese government orders Meta-owned apps removed from App Store; UnitedHealth Group provides update on ransomware attack.
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Four Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States; Samsung awarded semiconductor grant; misleading posts spread on X after drone attack; UK may prohibit explicit deepfakes; CAICT releases AI benchmarks.
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U.S. lawmakers introduce comprehensive privacy bill; FCC may reinstate net neutrality; Biden administration awards TSMC $6.6 billion grant; report outlines IDF's use of AI for targeting; Biden administration may ban Kaspersky products.
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DeSantis signs teen social restrictions into law; CRSB releases report on Microsoft hack; report claims Meta and Google promote health disinformation; OpenAI discloses voice engine model; Google will destroy incognito data.
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The United States’ commodified data market is creating increasing national security threats that federal authorities are currently incapable of meeting; the problem will only increase as AI advances.
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OMB issues new draft AI guidance; UK and U.S. accuse China of cyberattacks; Meta spied on Snapchat for three years; European Commission investigates four companies; Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat.
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UN passes AI resolution; DOJ sues Apple; Google demonstrates new AI system; Supreme Court hears Murthy v. Missouri arguments; Secretary of State Blinken announces new information resilience initiative.
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An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between October and December 2023.
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EU passes AI Act; ODNI releases 2024 threat assessment; Google restricts chatbot responses to election queries; Trump authorized information operation against China in 2019; House passes bill to ban TikTok
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Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ransomware hits healthcare provider.
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Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new EU counter-disinformation group.