Making Privacy Law

Published: Aug. 26, 2019, 7:05 a.m.

b'The word \\u201cregulation" gets tossed around a lot. And it\\u2019s often aimed at the internet\\u2019s Big Tech companies. Some worry that the size of these companies and the influence they wield is too much. On the other side, there\\u2019s the argument that any regulation is overreach \\u2014 leave it to the market, and everything will sort itself out. But over the last year, in the midst of this regulation debate, a funny thing happened. Tech companies got regulated. And our right to privacy got a little easier to exercise. \\n\\nGabriela Zanfir-Fortuna gives us the highlights of Europe\\u2019s sweeping GDPR privacy law, and explains how the law netted a huge fine against Spain\\u2019s National Football League. Twitter\\u2019s Data Protection Officer, Damien Kieran explains how regulation has shaped his new job and is changing how Twitter works with our personal data. Julie Brill at Microsoft says the company wants legislators to go further, and bring a federal privacy law to the U.S. And Manoush chats with Alastair MacTaggart, the California resident whose work led to the passing of the California Consumer Privacy Act.'