An 18th-Century War Power Resurfaces in Cyber Policy Talks

Defense One – In recent closed-door discussions, Trump administration and industry officials have discussed whether modern-day letters of marque—once used to deputize privately owned ships to lawfully attack other vessels during wartime—might enable private-sector hacking operations against unfriendly nation-states.

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