The appropriate frustration and disappointment resulting from the recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica disclosures are making it easy to forget the personal and economic benefits of social media.
For example, let’s not forget that we choose to integrate these services into our daily lives because they allow us to deepen social connections and enable us to exercise our individual agency in a fashion that was impossible before their emergence. Or that these services have created millions of jobs, new business ecosystems and helped fuel the rise of the digital economy that brings broad societal benefit.
But it is important not to forget the learning of lessons and the hoped-for change. We are seeing some of these changes now. There is no playbook for addressing the principles at play here, and so it will not be all smooth sailing. But you can be certain that the effort will be earnest and that these services will be better as a result.
Comprehensive federal privacy legislation is foundational to establishing consumer trust and reasserting American leadership on data policy issues around the world. As the U.S. House Energy and Commerce [...]
There is no greater responsibility of the U.S. government than to provide for the security of the country, and as the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) reaffirmed in 2023, Section 702 [...]
The European Commission’s proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Procedural Regulation is a pivotal step towards streamlining the cross-border enforcement of the landmark regime. The [...]
In an increasingly challenging geopolitical and economic climate, strengthening Europe’s resilience and protecting its fundamental values and interests, while preserving an open and sustainable economy [...]
The EU Data Act will greatly impact the way companies manage data. It contains ambitious rules on data sharing between businesses and with governments, as well as provisions on cloud switching that have [...]
ITI’s Rob McGruer takes stock of the latest data privacy developments and sets out what’s needed to push forward with a truly global approach. January 28th marks Data Privacy Day, an annual event recognized [...]
On March 15, ITI hosted the virtual event “ITI Presents the EU Data Act: Ensuring Fair and Balanced Rules for Data.” Yvo Volman, Director of the Data Directorate in the European Commission’s DG Connect, [...]
As economies around the world are sputtering back to life following an unprecedented global pandemic, the EU and U.S. continue to face a massive disruption to a key business driver – the transfer of data [...]
This article was originally published on New America and was re-published here with permission. In October, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released a long-awaited draft of the Personal Information [...]
In September, Brazil’s new privacy law went into effect. This new law is one of the most thoughtful and balanced approaches to protecting users’ privacy and embracing trust and innovation. This week, ITI [...]
