Leading experts discuss the pros and cons of government regulations and explain how they affect everyday life for Americans.
July 2, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is waiving affirmative action requirements in federal construction projects. Wen Fa discusses whether state and local regulations should follow suit.
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In this episode, experts discuss how patents, patent licensing, and the tech transfer process created by the Bayh-Dole Act might provide key legal and policy tools for companies to respond effectively to our current health crisis and crises to come.
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What are the data privacy and security implications for widespread data collection for COVID-19 contact tracing? Drew Bagley, Neil Chilson, and Roger Klein discuss.
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What is the legislative and legal background of the recent Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship, how will it affect Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and what may be the unforeseen consequences of this move? These and other questions are addressed in this episode.
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In this episode, Karen Harned discusses policies that can help or harm the resilience of small business in the time of COVID-19.
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Are public-private partnerships the best way to fight cybercrime? If not, can the government alone protect the nation from cybercrime? If these partnerships are the way of the future, how could they be improved? Dmitri Alperovitch and Jamil Jaffer discuss these important questions and more.
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It’s not hard to find patterns in AI decisions that have a disparate impact on protected groups. Is this bias? And if so, whose? Stewart Baker, Curt Levey, and Nicholas Weaver discuss.
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In this episode, experts discuss a 2019 executive order that imposed a series of restrictions and requirements on Federal agencies, and even included a requirement that agencies publish their guidance on the internet.
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How can data privacy enforcement provide clarity for businesses while protecting the public from harm? What might be the best enforcment options available to the FTC and state attorneys general going forward? Jennifer Huddleston and Ian Adams discuss.
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Please enjoy this recording of our May 18, 2020 fireside chat discussion on the Federal Trade Commission’s regulatory reform efforts, federal privacy legislation, and the future of antitrust law.
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