Silicon Angle: 2019 Security Forecast: Cloudy and Unsettled, With a Chance of Gloom

Access Partnership's Global Head of Public Policy Laura Sallstrom spoke to Silicon Angle on the prospects for US privacy legislation in 2019: “Any U.S. privacy law is as likely to push back on the GDPR as to be inspired by it. Privacy reform in the U.S. would therefore be more about taking the opportunity to create a counterweight model to the GDPR. On the other hand, getting it wrong in the U.S. could trigger more political backlash in Europe and greater problems for U.S. industry outside the country.” Read the full article here.

Access Partnership’s Global Head of Public Policy Laura Sallstrom spoke to Silicon Angle on the prospects for US privacy legislation in 2019:

“Any U.S. privacy law is as likely to push back on the GDPR as to be inspired by it. Privacy reform in the U.S. would therefore be more about taking the opportunity to create a counterweight model to the GDPR. On the other hand, getting it wrong in the U.S. could trigger more political backlash in Europe and greater problems for U.S. industry outside the country.”

Read the full article here.

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