Soon, we might not be able to believe our own ears.New technologies for creating faked audio are evolving quickly in the era of active information campaigns and their use of "fake news." There are a limited number of distinct sounds in the human...

Counter Extremism Project Senior Advisor Dr. Henry Farid discusses the importance of removing online extremist content. “The advertisers who fuel Silicon Valley need to think long and hard about whether they want to be on these platforms.and what...

A KPMG study commissioned by RUSI last year, analyzing the illicit cigarette market in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland, revealed that more than 9% of all cigarettes consumed in Europe in 2016 were illegal. This does not come as a surprise...

For computer scientist Hany Farid, developing image analysis tools that can stop illegal content online is not enough. He says we all need to take responsibility, not least the companies that lobby and lie hard. "We've been running full steam ahead...

The strength of the US counterterrorism relationship with Saudi Arabia “rivals” that with its historic ally the UK — although this has yet to register with the American public, a former homeland security adviser told Arab News. Information provided...

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College computer science professor Dr. Hany Farid discusses the growing problems posed by digitally altered video and how he is working to combat the threat.

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Senior Advisor, Dartmouth College computer scientist Dr. Hany Farid, discuss the successful campaign to remove thousands of Anwar al-Awlaki videos from YouTube and how existing technologies can impact the...

Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other internet companies must show the European Union within three months that they are removing extremist content more rapidly or face legislation forcing them to do so. But in its strongest call yet to the...

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes in New Europe magazine: "In 2018 the public and policymakers will have to reckon with the ever-growing power of the tech industry. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is now valued at $730 billion (€605...

CEP Executive Director writes in the Hill: "Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Garland, Texas, gunman Elton Simpson. All of these terrorists were deeply...