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Episode 406: Who Needs Cyberlaw When We Can Have Unicorns and Fairy Dust?

By Stewart Baker on May 9, 2022

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, CFIUS, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, facial recognition, Hacking, Quantum Computing, Treaties & International Agreements

Nick Weaver kicks off a wide-ranging episode by celebrating Treasury’s imposition of sanctions on a cryptocurrency mixer for facilitating the laundering of stolen cryptocurrency. David Kris calls on Justice to step up its game in the face of this competition, while Nick urges Treasury to next sanction Tornado Cash — and explains why this…

Episode 391: How Much of the Quantum Tech Boom Is Just Welfare for Physicists?

By Stewart Baker on January 24, 2022

Posted in Antitrust, China, Quantum Computing, Social Media

That’s the question I had after reading Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, by Chris Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel. It’s a gracefully written and deeply informative look at the commercial and policy prospects of quantum computing and several other (often more promising) quantum technologies, including sensing, communications, and networking. And it left me…

Stewart BakerPartner

Stewart Baker’s career has spanned national security and law. He served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the…

Stewart Baker’s career has spanned national security and law. He served as General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, and drafter of a report reforming the intelligence community after the Iraq War. His legal practice focuses on cyber security, CFIUS, export controls, government procurement, and immigration and regulation of international travel.

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Michael Vatis has spent most of his career addressing cutting edge issues at the intersection of law, policy, and technology. Michael’s practice focuses on Internet…

Michael Vatis has spent most of his career addressing cutting edge issues at the intersection of law, policy, and technology. Michael’s practice focuses on Internet, e-commerce, and technology matters, providing legal advice and strategic counsel on matters involving privacy, security, encryption, intelligence, law enforcement, Internet gambling, and international regulation of Internet content.

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Episode 406: Who Needs Cyberlaw When We Can Have Unicorns and Fairy Dust?

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