IT & Data Innovation
Data is the lifeblood of the information economy and has an increasing bearing on the global competitiveness of industry and countries. In the past, people discussed comparative and competitive advantage of natural resources, labor and capital. Today, a new variable is of maximum importance: information. Policies supporting the spread of information are one of the most important resources benefiting economic and social growth, and innovation.
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation
Security
Education
Privacy
E-Government
Health IT
The Cost of Protecting Teens Online
Both state and federal legislators are actively pushing legislation designed to “protect our children online.” Of course, there is already a federal Children’s Online Privacy Act that regulates the online collection of personal information about children under 13...
CCPA critics warn innovation could lose under the law. What’s at stake?
Companies built empires on user data — information volunteered in exchange for services. But with heightened privacy scrutiny, could those companies survive today? The California Consumer Privacy Act is challenging how companies use data and testing their viability....
Prop 24: A Choice Between Expensive Ineffectiveness or a Prosperous Future
On November 3, Californians will be asked to make a what appears to be a simple decision, that is, would they like to increase their privacy? However, where Proposition 24, to enable the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act is concerned, appearances are...
Instead of Fining Businesses Government Should Get Its Own House in Order
Last month the state of California began enforcing its expensive and heavy-handed new business privacy laws despite the economic burdens already borne by business because of COVID-19 and the government’s shut down of the economy. At $55 billion in compliance costs...