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Bruce Schneier

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Bruce Schneier is a security technologist who teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University and University of Toronto’s Munk School. He is the author of Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.

July 2026

  • chatgpt on a phone screen

    How do we prevent AI agents from going rogue? It starts with a new kind of measurement

    Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghavan
  • woman lifting weight

    Should you use AI for a task? Here’s a simple way to decide

    Bruce Schneier
  • amazon data center

    The fight against AI datacenters is important – but it’s just a starting point

    Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders
  • Security,Canada,CCTV,Surveillance CameraF3MJEP Security,Canada,CCTV,Surveillance Camera

    AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress

    Bruce Schneier and Jon Penney

June 2026

  • Hands On Computer KeyboardBerlin, Germany - January 26: In this photo Illustration hands typing on a computer keyboard on January 26, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

    Once, cyber-attacks required great skill. AI is changing that

    Bruce Schneier
    Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We’ll need to harness AI for defense, too
  • person's hands using phone

    If an AI chatbot misleads you, who is to blame?

    Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders
    A court in Germany found that Google was responsible for what its chatbots say in search summaries. This is the accountability we need

    • The Anthropic ‘Fable’ saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora’s box. What now?

      Bruce Schneier

    • AI use by the US government is ballooning. And the lack of transparency is troubling

      Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

    • Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better

      Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

May 2026

  • anthropic logo on cell phone screen

    How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI?

    Bruce Schneier
    The system’s power is comparable to others – but it still has frightening implications for the future of hacking

April 2026

  • person's hands using phone

    AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think

    Ada Palmer and Bruce Schneier
    Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own

March 2026

  • U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White HouseU.S. President Donald Trump holds a pen prior to signing an executive order on AI in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago

    As the US midterms approach, AI is going to emerge as a key issue concerning voters

    Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
  • anthropic website on a computer

    Don’t bet that the Pentagon – or Anthropic – is acting in the public interest

    Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

November 2025

  • Brazilian flag colors projected on Brazilian national congress

    Fighting Back
    Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide

    Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
    The dangers of artificial intelligence and its potential to consolidate power are clear. But used fairly, it can be a boon for good government

December 2020

  • ‘The only reason we know about this breach is that the security company FireEye discovered it had been hacked and alerted the US government. We shouldn’t have to rely on a private company to alert us of a major nation-state attack.’

    The US has suffered a massive cyberbreach. It's hard to overstate how bad it is

    Bruce Schneier
    This is a security failure of enormous proportions – and a wake-up call. The US must rethink its cybersecurity protocols

June 2018

  • General Data Protection Regulation<br>File photo dated 30/11/2016 of a person using a laptop. The biggest overhaul of data privacy regulation in the history of the internet will come into force on Friday as businesses scramble to comply with the new rules. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 20, 2018. From May 25, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will give people in the EU new powers to access and control their personal data. See PA story TECHNOLOGY GDPR. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

    Data protection laws are shining a needed light on a secretive industry

    Bruce Schneier
    Regardless of where we live, we all benefit from data protection laws – companies must us show how they profit off our information

April 2018

  • Poll worker Bill Bryant tapes up a sign on a voting machine warning voters of the sensitivity of the touch screen during the U.S. presidential election in Pineville, North Carolina November 6, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS USA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ELECTIONS)

    American elections are too easy to hack. We must take action now

    Bruce Schneier
    The computers we use in the voting process are vulnerable at every level. We need a system resilient to threats – and in many cases, that means paper

March 2017

  • woman browsing

    Snoops may soon be able to buy your browsing history. Thank the US Congress

    Bruce Schneier
    Not only did they vote to violate your privacy for their own profit – they are seeking to make it illegal for a key watchdog to protect your privacy online

February 2016

  • IMG 0221 Political ads play on TV during the Iowa Caucus. January, 2016.

    Candidates won't hesitate to use manipulative advertising to score votes

    Bruce Schneier
    Advertising in the 2016 election is going to be highly personalized, targeting voters’ personal information to sway their decisions

May 2015

  • barbie

    How we sold our souls – and more – to the internet giants

    From TVs that listen in on us to a doll that records your child’s questions, data collection has become both dangerously intrusive and highly profitable. Is it time for governments to act to curb online surveillance?
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