INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
US: Future of Tech Commission releases the Blue Print Action Report, a coordinated federal tech policy agenda to protect privacy and consumers.
Enacting a national federal privacy law, updating online protections for children and teens, and holding platforms accountable to curb the spread of misinformation and disinformation top the Commission's "to-do" list for Congress and the Biden Administration.
The the Future of Tech Commission released "The Future of Tech: A Blueprint for Action" which recommends a coordinated federal tech policy agenda to protect the privacy and safety of consumers, children, and families, and to safeguard America's future from the outsize power of large technology companies.
The release of the Commission's blueprint comes at a pivotal moment as Washington debates whether to regulate tech companies and with voters from both sides of the aisle strongly supporting government action to better protect them from the Wild West of the tech sector.
The Blueprint for Action addresses some of the most urgent tech policy challenges and opportunities facing America's economy, society, and even its democracy. The report, which was informed by input from thousands of Americans over the last year during public town halls, public opinion surveys, and interviews with leading experts, outlines recommendations around six core tech issues: data privacy and the related issue of platform safety, cybersecurity, market competition, technological innovation, and universal access to broadband.
The Commission's top recommendations:
Passing a comprehensive federal privacy law that gives consumers control of their privacy is central to the Commission's blueprint to not only protect the data of consumers, kids, and families, but also reduce the spread of online harms and misinformation. According to the report, any federal privacy law must require companies to implement policies of data minimization with respect to personal data collection and use, such as restricting their collection and use of data to what they require to provide their services.
The the Future of Tech Commission released "The Future of Tech: A Blueprint for Action" which recommends a coordinated federal tech policy agenda to protect the privacy and safety of consumers, children, and families, and to safeguard America's future from the outsize power of large technology companies.
The release of the Commission's blueprint comes at a pivotal moment as Washington debates whether to regulate tech companies and with voters from both sides of the aisle strongly supporting government action to better protect them from the Wild West of the tech sector.
The Blueprint for Action addresses some of the most urgent tech policy challenges and opportunities facing America's economy, society, and even its democracy. The report, which was informed by input from thousands of Americans over the last year during public town halls, public opinion surveys, and interviews with leading experts, outlines recommendations around six core tech issues: data privacy and the related issue of platform safety, cybersecurity, market competition, technological innovation, and universal access to broadband.
The Commission's top recommendations:
- Enact a national federal privacy law that gives consumers control of their privacy;
- Update the children's privacy law to strengthen protections for kids and teens;
- Require greater transparency and accountability around the algorithmic spread of misinformation and disinformation;
- Improve cyber protections by establishing regional, public-private cybersecurity centers;
- Increase market competition in the tech sector; and
- Invest in tech innovation
Passing a comprehensive federal privacy law that gives consumers control of their privacy is central to the Commission's blueprint to not only protect the data of consumers, kids, and families, but also reduce the spread of online harms and misinformation. According to the report, any federal privacy law must require companies to implement policies of data minimization with respect to personal data collection and use, such as restricting their collection and use of data to what they require to provide their services.