See As States Take Action Against TikTok, Major Privacy Legislation Seems Unlikely, Broadband Breakfast, December 7, 2022

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 12 Noon ET – What to Expect from Congress on Social Media and Privacy Regulation

With both Republicans and Democrats having concerns about social media and data privacy, how will the new Congress tackle these issues in the 118th Congress next year? We’ll also review the status of the substantial American Data Privacy and Protection Act in the 117th Congress. At one point, it seemed primed to become the strongest federal privacy legislation ever passed. Now, it might not even make it to the House floor after opposition to its preemption provisions.

Meanwhile, the Big Tech privacy landscape is rapidly shifting: Apple’s steps toward consumer privacy are cutting into ad revenue for companies like Meta, and Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr has called for a complete ban of TikTok over data privacy concerns. What, if anything, will the 118th Congress do in response?

Panelists:

• Cameron Kerry, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
• Rick Lane, CEO, Iggy Ventures
• Brandon Pugh, Resident Senior Fellow and Policy Counsel, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R Street Institute
• Lauren Zabierek, Executive Director, Cyber Project, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
• Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Panelist resources:

• TechTank, Brookings Institution
• The Path to Reaching Consensus for Federal Data Security and Privacy Legislation, R Street, May 26, 2022
• Marking Up Momentum: What’s Next for the ADPPA, R Street, July 21, 2022
• Making Digital Wallets Safe for Kids, Rick Lane, September 28, 2021
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Broad and Antiquated CDA 230 Immunity for TikTok Could Aid China’s Secret Efforts to Undermine U.S. Cyber-Security, Rick Lane, August 4, 2020

Cameron Kerry is a global thought leader on privacy, artificial intelligence, and cross-border challenges in information technology. He joined Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings in December 2013 as the first Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Previously, Kerry served as general counsel and acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was a leader on a wide of range of issues including technology, trade, and economic growth and security.

Rick Lane is a tech policy expert, child safety advocate, and the founder and CEO of Iggy Ventures. Iggy advises and invests in companies and projects that can have a positive social impact. Before starting Iggy, Rick served 15 years as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs of 21st Century Fox and was the first eCommerce and Internet Technology director for the US Chamber of Commerce.

Brandon Pugh is a Resident Senior Fellow and Policy Counsel for the R Street Institute’s Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team, where he leads the data privacy and security portfolio. He also serves as an international law officer in the Army Reserve. Previously, he served in elected and appointed office, managed a cyberwarfare publication, and was counsel for a state legislature, among other roles.

Lauren Zabierek is the Acting Executive Director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Executive Director of the Center’s Cyber Project, a policy-relevant research program. She is a graduate of the Kennedy School, a US Air Force veteran and a former civilian analyst in the Intelligence Community.

Drew Clark (moderator) is CEO of Breakfast Media LLC, the Editor and Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com and a nationally-respected telecommunications attorney. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he served as head of the State Broadband Initiative in Illinois. Now, in light of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, attorney Clark helps fiber-based and wireless clients secure funding, identify markets, broker infrastructure and operate in the public right of way.

Photoillustration from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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