Data is a strategic resource, and how democracies govern it shapes both their economies and their security. Rules on data privacy, cross-border data flows, and platform accountability increasingly define the transatlantic relationship and the contest with authoritarian models of digital control. This hub follows the data agenda: data privacy and data protection, data governance for platforms and algorithms, cross-border data transfers between the United States and Europe, and platform accountability for the security risks of data held by strategic rivals. Fellows and analysts examine how to protect citizens’ rights and data privacy while keeping the digital economy open and competitive, and how strong data governance and platform accountability can coexist with innovation. Explore analysis and commentary on data privacy, data governance, and the digital economy.
Data and Privacy
US tech might need to catch up if the European strategy pays off.
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July 28, 2025
Inside Cyber Diplomacy Redux. Episode II
Jim Lewis and Chris Painter discuss the outcomes of the UN Open-Ended Working Group.
July 25, 2025
Europe Embraces Digital Currency – Not the US
As Europe rushes ahead with plans to issue a digital currency, the US hits the brakes.
July 21, 2025
Empire’s Echoes: Secrets and Lies
Government secrecy breaches leave red faces in London.
July 10, 2025
Handing Selfies to Beijing: The West’s Leaky Data Pipeline to China
European and American personal data flows to China, despite Beijing’s surveillance laws.
July 8, 2025
The Washington Effect? Europe Weighs Pausing the AI Act
The bloc’s flagship Artificial Intelligence Act risks becoming a symbol of overregulation.
July 3, 2025
Tech Wins Round One in US Copyright AI Battle
Although two US courts have ruled that AI training represents fair use, the contest between AI and rights holders has just begun.
June 27, 2025
Transatlantic Data Truce Under Threat
As Europe doubles down on tech sovereignty and Washington waters down privacy protections, the crucial deal allowing data flows across the Atlantic could collapse.
June 16, 2025
Crunch Time for UK Copyright
The Labour government aimed to make the UK an AI superpower by relaxing copyright protections. Musicians led by Elton John and Paul McCartney forced it to reconsider.
June 13, 2025
Scattered Clouds: A Forecast for Asia
Asia’s middle and small powers struggle to navigate global trade disputes and the US-China technology competition.