News & Comment: In Senate hearing, tech giants push lawmakers for federal privacy rules
NEWS: Another day, another hearing of tech giants in Congress. Wednesday’s hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee with Apple, Amazon, Google and Twitter, alongside AT&T and Charter, marked the latest in a string of hearings in the past few months into all things tech…
COMMENT:
Harold Li, vice president at ExpressVPN:
“Consumers are the ones caught in the cross-fire of data privacy laws and while protection of their personal data is a welcome sight, too much regulation of the internet and big tech will most certainly restrict their access to information. It’s a fine line, but consumers already have security tools like using VPNs and ad-blockers to help keep their online activities more private.”
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.