Testing the Digital Standard: Smart Pressure Cooker
OTI is testing its open source methodology for the Digital Standard against a smart pressure cooker.
Cybersecurity
State COVID Privacy Bills: The Good, the Bad, and the Nonexistent
Which states are adhering to privacy and equity principles as they develop and deploy COVID-19 tech tools?
Five Important Takeaways From China’s Draft Data Security Law
EARN IT Act as Passed by Committee Remains Problematic and Ineffective Despite Coalition Opposition
OTI strongly opposes the EARN IT Act. Despite amendments, the threats posed by the original bill to encryption and free expression remain.
Translation: China’s ‘Data Security Law (Draft)’
A Chinese Scholar Outlines Stakes for New ‘Personal Information’ and ‘Data Security’ Laws (Translation)
Testing the Digital Standard: Smart Lock
Follow along as OTI tests its open-source methodology for the Digital Standard against a smart lock.
China’s Cybersecurity Reviews Eye ‘Supply Chain Security’ in ‘Critical’ Industries [Translation]
Beijing Authorities Push Rapid 5G Deployment Despite COVID-19 Headwinds (Translation)
Technology Can Play a Role in Managing COVID-19. But We Need to Get the Policies Right.
OTI director Sarah Morris on the tech and policy challenges we need to get right as we respond to COVID-19.
Verification Without Information: The Promise of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Chris Sadler explains an emerging cryptographic technique with exciting implications for personal privacy and data security.
Civil Society Coalition Condemns EARN IT Act for Failing to Protect Children While Threatening Encryption and First and Fourth Amendment
25 civil society organizations stand in strong opposition to the EARN IT Act.
OTI Strongly Opposes EARN IT Act That Threatens Encryption and Constitutional Rights
The EARN IT Act would threaten both our constitutional rights and encryption, endangering the privacy and security of all Americans.