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Here鈥檚 a quick exercise. Tally up the most important things in your life that rely on the internet. Your checking account, life savings, data storage, balance sheets, family photos, health records, rolodex, business procurement, travel plans, ride home 鈥� all accessible, and as a result, at risk, online. In less than one generation, global citizens have completed the greatest transfer of goods, services [...]
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Tomorrow the White House is hosting a summit at Stanford University on the important topic of cybersecurity.聽 Silicon Valley is a fitting backdrop and there will be high level participation from both CEOs and leaders from many of the companies who have long been leading cybersecurity advancements.聽 We welcome this engagement and hope it will expand the dialogue to reinforce the notion that we all have [...]
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As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver the State of the Union address tomorrow night, many reporters, political experts, and pundits are whirling about, attempting to predict the substance of the speech. Meanwhile, we here in the tech sector see this speech as a chance to outline an agenda of opportunity 鈥� a chance for policymakers to create economic opportunity for our country. Here are 10 [...]
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We welcome the constructive steps that President Obama outlined today to improve the transparency and openness of the nation鈥檚 surveillance programs. 聽We not only support greater transparency on the part of government, but also greater discretion on the part of business to be more transparent about their responses to government surveillance requests. 聽These are important steps not just to increase [...]
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Tonight, the U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) industry gained a thoughtful voice within the U.S. government for tech policies that embrace and advance innovation. With Senate confirmation of Daniel Sepulveda, many of the pressing international issues facing the ICT sector are now in the capable hands of the State Department鈥檚 new Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for [...]
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Dateline Beijing: Spending this week in Beijing -- participating in the U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum, meeting with government and industry officials from both countries, talking with Chinese entrepreneurs and tech investors -- has given me fresh perspective on how to address the challenges facing both countries, especially as it relates to technology issues. I鈥檓 not suggesting there is a magic [...]
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One of the unique and distinguishing characteristics about 91pro视频 is the depth of expertise of our advocacy team. 聽We take pride in that fact and the ways that our team helps to find policy solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing the global economy.聽 Today, we are excited to announce the start of a new 91pro视频 practice focused on addressing global privacy policy, and are bringing on board a top-notch [...]
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There has been a lot of focus in the cybersecurity debate about the cyber threat information sharing approach in the bipartisan Rogers-Ruppersberger bill and concerns about the privacy protections in the legislation.聽 That鈥檚 why 91pro视频 and a number of our member companies have been talking at length with the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) to try to find common ground that addresses privacy [...]
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Obama has recently focused on the need to reinvent American ingenuity, reaching a level of research and development not seen since the space race and connecting 鈥渆very part of America to the digital age鈥� 鈥� all part of our 鈥淪putnik moment.鈥� But none of this is possible without securing the nation鈥檚 digital infrastructure. Unfortunately, America鈥檚 perception of cybersecurity is stuck in time. Since the [...]