Experts React to UK Proposal to Destroy Digital Privacy
Updated on February 10, 2025 The Washington Post reported that the United Kingdom Government has secretly ordered Apple to weaken end-to-end encryption for data stored
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New Interoperability Mandates Exemplify the Problems with DMA Rather Than Fixing Them
Many people may have missed it, but just ahead of the holidays, the European Commission proposed specific new interoperability mandates under the Digital Markets Act
The Global IT Crisis and Third Party Vulnerabilities
This week’s global IT crisis affecting businesses around the world should be a wake up call to us all. DMA requirements for mandatory third party access to the operating system will make personal smartphones and tablets vulnerable to new and currently unimaginable emerging threats.
James Lamond: Why Cybersecurity Is Key To Solving Global Crises
Today’s global security environment is rapidly changing and is infinitely more complex than in years past. The challenges, at times, appear to be insurmountable, but innovation and creative uses of new technologies may very well be part of the calculus to help address them.
Jim Kohlenberger: How Europe Can Harness Innovation as a Springboard to Recovery and Prosperity
At a time when Europe’s economy unceremoniously achieved zero growth in the final quarter of 2023, how Europe chooses to respond in this moment could be one of the biggest, most consequential decisions shaping its long-term future. To lift its stagnating economy and expand prosperity, Europe needs to harness a proven and powerful growth engine — technology-enabled economic growth.
Taking Spyware and Other Mobile Threats Seriously
Last March, in the forward to the White House Cybersecurity strategy, the President wrote, “[W]hen we pick up our smart phones to keep in touch with loved ones, log on to social media to share our ideas with one another, or connect to the Internet to run a business, we need the ability to trust that the underlying digital ecosystem is safe, reliable, and secure.”
Jim Kohlenberger: When Personal Data is Under Attack, Strong Encryption Can Help Protect It
As hackers become increasingly sophisticated, they are targeting our personal data and stealing it at unprecedented rates. As a result, too many of us have received notices telling us our data has been breached and is likely in criminal hands. That data likely wasn’t stolen from your personal device but taken from a third party like your health provider, a school, or an online store.
Adam Golodner: Is the European Commission cyber serious—and are executives tracking the cyber future?
Executives and boards today must pay attention to global public policies and act to protect their interests, customers, and trust in their brand. Proposed laws or policies that seem to be far-afield often carry provisions that can cut to the heart of your ability to drive innovation, security, and markets. It is vital to systematize a process of staying ahead of the public-policy curve.
Jim Kohlenberger: Mobilizing a Connected Technology Moonshot To Accelerate Climate Progress
At a time when surging temperatures led to the hottest year on record, leaders around the globe are searching for new and innovative ways to accelerate climate progress further. One of the most promising, but often overlooked tools, involves accelerating the revolutionary potential of emerging connected devices and the digital transformation they enable — creating new smarter, cleaner, and greener ways to tackle our climate challenges.
James Lamond: In Promoting Cybersecurity, Everyone Has A Role
Technology today is changing at a near-breakneck pace. There are exciting new developments constantly taking place, with the potential to improve lives and tackle some of the biggest challenges we face. But bad actors are also innovating and thinking of new ways to exploit an increasingly connected world. In this new environment, everyone has a responsibility to help protect the security, safety and privacy of users.