Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he will roll out a plan “in the weeks ahead” to bolster FTC authority and resources for protecting Americans' data. Asked after the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in which he made the announcement (see 1808010074), Wyden declined to offer exact detail about whether his “plan” is legislation, a resolution or another vehicle. Protecting private data is going to be a “national security issue,” Wyden said during the hearing, accusing Russia and Cambridge Analytica of exploiting Facebook to abuse personal information. “A significant part of the failure is the fact that the Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have the authority or the resources to be a tougher cop on the beat, and I’m going to be rolling out a plan to fix that in the weeks ahead,” Wyden said.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he will roll out a plan “in the weeks ahead” to bolster FTC authority and resources for protecting Americans' data. Asked after the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in which he made the announcement (see 1808010074), Wyden declined to offer exact detail about whether his “plan” is legislation, a resolution or another vehicle. Protecting private data is going to be a “national security issue,” Wyden said during the hearing, accusing Russia and Cambridge Analytica of exploiting Facebook to abuse personal information. “A significant part of the failure is the fact that the Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have the authority or the resources to be a tougher cop on the beat, and I’m going to be rolling out a plan to fix that in the weeks ahead,” Wyden said.
It’s clear Russian adversaries have gotten better at masking social media influence campaigns, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., told reporters after a hearing on foreign interference. A day earlier, Facebook announced it removed 32 pages and accounts potentially linked to Russian disinformation efforts there and on Instagram. Like Warner, Facebook suggested the account holders, who weren't identified as Russian, are using more sophisticated methods (see 1807310067) for manipulating the platforms than the malicious behavior during the 2016 election.
Developing an internationally applicable online privacy framework is a major hurdle, given fundamental differences among the U.S., the EU and adversaries like China and Russia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told us Tuesday. Industry representatives and a conservative scholar described during a Senate Internet Subcommittee hearing anti-business impacts of EU’s general data protection regulation.
Developing an internationally applicable online privacy framework is a major hurdle, given fundamental differences among the U.S., the EU and adversaries like China and Russia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told us Tuesday. Industry representatives and a conservative scholar described during a Senate Internet Subcommittee hearing anti-business impacts of EU’s general data protection regulation.
Developing an internationally applicable online privacy framework is a major hurdle, given fundamental differences among the U.S., the EU and adversaries like China and Russia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told us Tuesday. Industry representatives and a conservative scholar described during a Senate Internet Subcommittee hearing anti-business impacts of EU’s general data protection regulation.
Lawmakers following Google's appeal of the EU’s recent $5 billion fine alleging anti-competitive behavior linked to the Android mobile operating system's market dominance (see 1807180003) are considering next steps. “The EU just has a different regulatory environment, but … it potentially has impact on how we think about these issues here in America, too,” Senate Commerce Committee member Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told us.
Lawmakers following Google's appeal of the EU’s recent $5 billion fine alleging anti-competitive behavior linked to the Android mobile operating system's market dominance (see 1807180003) are considering next steps. “The EU just has a different regulatory environment, but … it potentially has impact on how we think about these issues here in America, too,” Senate Commerce Committee member Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told us.
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips warned against privacy regulation further solidifying dominance of large tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. NTIA Administrator David Redl also at the Internet Governance Forum USA Friday said the U.S. government “must continue to give a green light to innovators."
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips warned against privacy regulation further solidifying dominance of large tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. NTIA Administrator David Redl also at the Internet Governance Forum USA Friday said the U.S. government “must continue to give a green light to innovators."