Regulations

Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith

One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

5G Compromise Bill Still a Hit to Local Government

Wireless industry groups support the new Senate bill, but the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues it sacrifices too much local government authority.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Why Can’t Europe Create Tech Giants Like the U.S. and China?

Europe churns out plenty of top-of-class mathematicians, computer scientists, and software developers.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz
Microsoft President Bill Gates, left, and other software industry executives testify on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 3, 1998. Microsoft President Bill Gates, left, and other software industry executives testify on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 3, 1998.

The 17 Years Since the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us That Regulation Can Spur Innovation

The Microsoft case set a precedent for not breaking up big tech companies.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Can American Technology Firms and Lawmakers Learn from Europe’s GDPR?

The European Union's privacy law is a very well-crafted law that simply mandates good data handling best practices.

  • By John Breeden II

The U.S. FDA Says It’s Taking the Lead on the Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat

A different kind of meat could get a different kind of regulation.

  • By Chase Purdy, Quartz

FTC Suggests Considering Security Disclosure Rules for Connected-Device Makers

If the Consumer Product Safety Commission required IoT makers to outline their security protections, the Federal Trade Commission could go after false claims.

  • By Joseph Marks

DOD Must Comply with DHS Cybersecurity Directives Under Senate Bill

Homeland Security has issued numerous binding cybersecurity directives recently, including banning Kaspersky anti-virus and mandating email security.

  • By Joseph Marks
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry

Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt’s New Rule Could Completely Transform the EPA

It would not only undermine 30 years of clean-air regulations, but radically restrict what science the agency is allowed to use.

  • By Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic

Government Leads Major Industries In Email Security

Government email security has surged since an October mandate from the Homeland Security Department.

  • By Joseph Marks

Facebook Attempts to Limit Reach of EU Privacy Law

About 1.5 billion Facebook users around the world could see some changes to their terms of service.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Fuzzy Space Law Is Forcing the U.S. to Update its Orbital Regulations

There soon could be an "Office of Space Commerce.”

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz

There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say

Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Woman Who Led Crypto Policing in the U.S. Guesses What’s Next for Regulation

Some people still don't understand that cryptocurrency isn’t criminal.

  • By Joon Ian Wong, Quartz

White House Wants Regulators to Keep Hands Off Tech Industry

National security and economic growth depend on a free and open internet, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How the Government Could Fix Facebook

After years of allowing the world’s largest social network to police itself, Congress and federal regulators are discussing some promising reforms.

  • By Julia Angwin, The Atlantic

Mark Zuckerberg Floated a “Supreme Court” for Facebook. What Does That Mean?

In many ways, Facebook is more like a government than a company, Zuckerberg claims.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz

The Government Wants to Know What Scares People About The Internet of Things

It's a scary Internet-connected world out there.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

It’s Time to Regulate the Internet

Mark Zuckerberg might believe the world is better without privacy. He’s wrong.

  • By Franklin Foer, The Atlantic