Comment The intersection of security and giveaways (Score 2, Interesting) 81
The prediction I found most interesting is:
Congress will pass legislation to encourage companies to share cyber-security data with the government, by exempting such data from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and by providing antitrust protection for companies that collaborate on cyber-security matters.
I think this concept will be extended further. Remember that Congress can grant antitrust and other illegal activity protection by law. (Hence the NBA/Baseball franchises). I expect Congress will start granting such exemptions, and protecting the data that tells consumers about these exceptions. Think about it. What wouldn't Microsoft give up for full protection from most laws? They'd happily give away all the Passport data, as well as anything else they can get their hands on. You could easily couch this as "protection of the Internet" ... because this permits the Feds to catch "evildoers."
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Congress will pass legislation to encourage companies to share cyber-security data with the government, by exempting such data from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and by providing antitrust protection for companies that collaborate on cyber-security matters.
I think this concept will be extended further. Remember that Congress can grant antitrust and other illegal activity protection by law. (Hence the NBA/Baseball franchises). I expect Congress will start granting such exemptions, and protecting the data that tells consumers about these exceptions. Think about it. What wouldn't Microsoft give up for full protection from most laws? They'd happily give away all the Passport data, as well as anything else they can get their hands on. You could easily couch this as "protection of the Internet"
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