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US security reviews of foreign investments are taking on a bigger technology and data focus. In 2021, ~54% of the total notices CFIUS received were from US businesses in the finance, information, and services sector. Check out more data and analysis:

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missed this last week... it was already out of hand with DIB, NSCAI, and others but why!!! we need a Commission on If There Are Other People In the World Besides Eric Schmidt this literally feels like madlibs but the noun is always Eric Schmidt

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NEW, from me: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is joining another Washington commission, this one on biotechnology. But this time, a person close to him says he will donate the profits from his investments in the biotech space to charity: cnbc.com/2023/01/31/goo

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surveyed every company in the Fortune 500 about the selling/sharing of employee data. Only a single company provided information — and here are the takeaways from the entire process:

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Fortune 500 Companies’ Selling and Sharing of Employee Data Alistair Simmons February 6, 2023 Many companies report their employee data to data brokers who manage employment records, conduct backgr...

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TikTok's Not Alone: US Security Reviews of Foreign Investments in Tech

The US government is expanding its security reviews of foreign investments in the United States—and technology is a major focus. Here's the data.

Importantly, the new authorities CFIUS received in 2018, from the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), gave it new power and expanded scope vis-à-vis technology- and data-related risks. The ongoing debate about TikTok is just one example of this in practice.

Within the finance, information, and services sector in 2021, CFIUS received the most notices from companies classified as Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, followed by companies classified as Publishing Industries & Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services.

CFIUS has received a generally higher number of notices in recent years from the Finance, Information, and Services sector — spiking to 147 notices in 2021. These 147 notices account for ~54% of the total notices CFIUS received that year.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) receives a variable number of notices from companies — and launches a variable number of investigations — each year. Generally, though, it has received more notices and launched more investigations in recent years.

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TikTok's Not Alone: US Security Reviews of Foreign Investments in Tech

The US government is expanding its security reviews of foreign investments in the United States—and technology is a major focus. Here's the data.

Chris Hart kicks off the panel discussion with Colleen Theresa Brown, Beth Brinkmann, and

on companies navigating the post-Dobbs privacy landscape #dukeprivacyday

"Even the necessity of a warrant will not prevent governmental privacy intrusions" —

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has assembled an incredible group of experts, including Beth Brinkmann, Colleen Theresa Brown, Chris Hart,

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In honor of Data Privacy Day 2023 Please join us for Privacy in a Post-Dobbs Landscape: Health Data, Technology, Law & Policy Feb 2-3, 2023 The Supreme Court’s June 2022...

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: many policymakers working on security risks of non-US tech companies, products, and services are barreling past two key questions: what approaches enable a spectrum of risk identification and mitigation? and what is the review process?

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Some policymakers are declaring non-U.S. tech companies, products, and services a risk to U.S. security—and proposing bans in response. But before barreling ahead, policymakers need to consider

US military "has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and military and defense leaders have discussed shooting it out of the sky," per two US and one defense official

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Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.

“The United States government ... is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now," said a Pentagon spokesperson.

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FTC Enforcement Action to Bar GoodRx from Sharing Consumers’ Sensitive Health Info for Advertising

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In several lectures already this week

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, undergrad + grad students have repeatedly asked how it's legal for many companies to broker health data. Today,

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announced enforcement against GoodRx for unauthorized disclosures of consumer health data.

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The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount

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FTC Enforcement Action to Bar GoodRx from Sharing Consumers’ Sensitive Health Info for Advertising

FTC enforcement action to bar GoodRx from sharing consumers’ sensitive health info for advertising: bit.ly/3HNmvUT /1

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The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount

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The FTC also alleges sharing this data without permission was an "unfair" business practice under Section 5. The logic of this count applies beyond health data, and reflects a broader trend from the FTC and other regulators to cracking down on sharing data for targeted ads.

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This case is really a huge deal. For years, we've read stories of health apps sharing data with G/FB/data brokers. With this case, the FTC is saying that apps sharing personal health data without explicit permission violates the Health Breach Notification Rule.

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Russia's state-owned telecom names (1) import substitution, (2) "information security" (but mainly focused in the discussion on cybersecurity threats), (3) financial challenges, and (4) staffing/talent problems as some of Russia's biggest 2023 tech issues. More here:

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NEW: Russia faces 4 major tech challenges in 2023, according to state-owned telecom Rostelecom. From financial challenges to staffing issues, these mentions provide important insights into Russia's tech sector and capabilities. globalcyberstrategies.substack.com/p/russias-2023

Courtney Milan

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Act 1: Josh Browder, CEO of Do Not Pay, advertising itself as the World’s First Robot Lawyer, decides that his AI is going to start practicing law. No, he does not consult a lawyer about whether this is a good idea.

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Russia's 2023 Tech Challenges, According to Its State-Owned Telecom

Russian state-owned telecom and digital services giant Rostelecom recently presented on Russia's top technology challenges for 2023. Here's what it said.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

TikTok's CEO is testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 23.

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US halts provision of licences for export to Huawei

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Jan 30

US no longer providing licenses for American companies to export to #Huawei - as moves towards a complete ban on selling US tech to the Chinese telecoms giant.

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White House moving closer to imposing total ban on sale of American tech to Chinese company

Chinese Search Giant Baidu to Launch ChatGPT-Style Bot

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Jan 30

SCOOP: Chinese internet giant Baidu is planning to launch an AI chatbot similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in March bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via

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Baidu Inc. is planning to roll out an artificial intelligence chatbot service similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to a person familiar with the matter, potentially China’s most prominent entry in...

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Russia’s use of information warfare during the 2016 U.S. presidential election period focused attention on Russia’s weaponization of information in its effort to influence a U.S. election outcome and

Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members

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NEW: Inside a Nazi homeschooling group run by the Lawrences, a couple from Upper Sandusky, OH, and parents of four young children. The group has almost 2,500 member and the founders say its aim is "making sure that children become wonderful Nazis” 1/6

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An Ohio couple has been unmasked as leaders of the neo-Nazi “Dissident Homeschool” Telegram channel that distributes lesson plans to 2,400 members.

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