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."
The EU has no intention of suspending the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield, despite a European Parliament committee’s recommendation, said British Conservative European Parliament Member Syed Kamall this week. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, and the European Council, made up of EU heads of state, aren't on board with the Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs’ motion, Kamall said on a scheduled weekend telecast of C-SPAN’s The Communicators: “They’ve got too many tech companies in their own countries that want to continue those data flows.” Kamall also discussed tech “envy” in the EU, where U.S. tech dominance is drawing the attention of EU authorities. This attitude partly fuels government efforts to extract taxes from these companies, he said, suggesting European companies sell out to U.S. entities when they develop promising products. Kamall also discussed the evolution of social media, saying when Facebook started, people weren't as keen on data use and security: “We’re evolving from being initially very enthusiastic about some of these free services online. We’re now starting to ask the question: Now hold on a minute, what happens to my data? And I think that’s the same on both sides of the Atlantic.”
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."
Creating an FTC Technology Bureau would let the agency better evaluate competition and consumer protection cases, said Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Thursday. Former Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, a fellow Democrat, championed the idea, Slaughter noted at New America's Open Technology Institute.
Creating an FTC Technology Bureau would let the agency better evaluate competition and consumer protection cases, said Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Thursday. Former Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, a fellow Democrat, championed the idea, Slaughter noted at New America's Open Technology Institute.
Creating an FTC Technology Bureau would let the agency better evaluate competition and consumer protection cases, said Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Thursday. Former Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, a fellow Democrat, championed the idea, Slaughter noted at New America's Open Technology Institute.
Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Republicans from Texas, told us they’re working to amend music copyright legislation after concerns raised by Blackstone Group (see 1807240054). Two prominent songwriter groups accused the private equity firm and its music licensing entities of a greedy political play that could sink rare consensus music copyright change.
A May report from the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security suggests federal chief information officers are “not empowered” to oversee cybersecurity risk management, Venable Cybersecurity Risk Management Group Managing Director-Cybersecurity Services Ari Schwartz told House Homeland Security Committee lawmakers Wednesday. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Chairman John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, noted the report shows 74 percent of federal agencies “have cybersecurity programs that are either at risk or high risk.” There's "an evident lack of strategy in mitigating risk across federal agencies,” he said during a subcommittee hearing. Symantec Global Government Affairs Senior Strategist Ken Durbin described the report as “a clear-eyed and unbiased look at the current state of our cybersecurity preparedness.” Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute CERT Technical Director-Cybersecurity Risk and Resilience Summer Fowler recommended the U.S. “advance our cybersecurity risk management practices with a focus on operational resilience,” based on the report. Lawmakers discussed emergency response technology in a separate hearing before the Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee. Chairman Dan Donovan, R-N.Y., said “American ingenuity should be nurtured” to ensure communities are ready for the next threat. National Institute of Standards and Technology Public Safety Communications Division Chief Dereck Orr listed emerging technologies the federal government is developing for emergency response, including: deployable drones with autonomous flight controls; various LTE broadband device capabilities; location-based services for assets and personnel; and public safety analytics tools that will allow public use of large amounts of data. Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Administrator-Resilience Daniel Kaniewski discussed how FEMA “leveraged crowdsourcing data from digital volunteer networks to enhance situational awareness during the 2017 disasters.” DHS Science and Technology Directorate Director-First Responders Group Daniel Cotter said his office is “adding value at the intersection” of Smart Cities and the IoT. That includes development of unmanned aerial systems, detection sensors and SmartHubs for responder-focused mobile communication, he said.
Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Republicans from Texas, told us they’re working to amend music copyright legislation after concerns raised by Blackstone Group (see 1807240054). Two prominent songwriter groups accused the private equity firm and its music licensing entities of a greedy political play that could sink rare consensus music copyright change.
Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Republicans from Texas, told us they’re working to amend music copyright legislation after concerns raised by Blackstone Group (see 1807240054). Two prominent songwriter groups accused the private equity firm and its music licensing entities of a greedy political play that could sink rare consensus music copyright change.