Steven Lohr reports: Two hallmarks of American economic policy under President Trump are a reflexive aversion for regulation and go-it-alone nationalism. But in technology policy, that stance is changing. In September, the Trump administration abandoned its hands-off approach and began working closely with the 36-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to create international guidelines…
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FTC says it only has 40 employees overseeing privacy and data security
Harper Neidig reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday told Congress that it only has 40 full-time employees dedicated to overseeing internet privacy and data security and requested lawmakers give the agency more resources to adequately police tech companies. FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, a Republican appointed by President Trump, wrote in a letter to…
Utah Governor Signs Electronic Data Privacy Bill Requiring Warrants to Access Certain Types of Data
Utah has become the first state in this country to require law enforcement to get a warrant for data held by a third party This is huge. Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 27, 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB57, the first U.S. law to protect electronic information that individuals have shared with certain…
Judge Weighs Whether Advancing NSA Suit Will Harm National Security
Nicholas Iovino reports: A federal judge signaled Friday that he may end more than a decade of litigation over the government’s mass surveillance program because advancing the lawsuit could threaten national security. “The court is concerned that it has reached the point that further litigation poses a not insignificant risk of disclosure of national security…