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Data privacy before and after a pandemic
Some economists have argued that data is the new oil, a precious commodity driving exponential growth of some of the biggest multinational corporations. This week, our guest says it could also be the new CO2, quietly changing the world in irreparable ways if not properly controlled.
On the latest episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, a look at the ongoing debate about data and how it's used by governments and big tech companies in ways both helpful and harmful. The policy conversation was complicated before COVID-19, as Europe established its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the US begins to grapple with similar laws, like California's Consumer Privacy Act.
Our guest, Marietje Schaake, former EU Parliament Member and international policy director of Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, argues that more regulation is necessary to curb unchecked use of consumer data. Taped just days before many US cities entered lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, the interview also examines early uses of tracking and surveillance in Singapore and China, and what those actions foreshadow for the US as the nation balances freedom and security.
Later in the program, contact tracing and COVID-19: A conversation with epidemiologist John Brownstein about his site CovidNearYou.org.
And on Puppet Regime: Dating is hard during a pandemic. Even for pathogens on the prowl.
Combat online bullying with troll scores?
Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of WIRED, discusses combating cyberbullying, CCPA and tech "fashion":
What is a "troll score" and is it a realistic way to combat online bullying?
Something that Kayvon Beykpour, head of product at Twitter and I talked about, and the thought was: Twitter doesn't give you a lot of disincentives to be a jerk online. But what if there were a way to measure how much of a jerk someone is and put it right in their profile? Wouldn't that help? I think it's a pretty good idea. Though, you can see the arguments against it.
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act and will it affect consumers outside of California?
The new law went into effect at the beginning of the year. Much like GDPR in Europe, it gives consumers a lot of rights over their data. You can write to a company and say: "delete my data" or "tell me what you have." But what's interesting is it applies to people in California, but because the companies will have to deal with them, they will make it easier for people in other states, too.
Buy or sell: The fleece vest, the trendy corporate tech uniform?
Once something becomes called a "trendy corporate tech uniform," it's time to sell.