On this week’s episode of The Encrypted Economy, our guest is Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy at the Software & Information Industry Association (SSIA). We discussed current legislative efforts prioritizing privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies, as well as the implications of sanctioning code versus individuals. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more insight on the adoption of privacy-enhancing tech and data security. 

Topics Covered:         
·  0:00   Introduction
·  5:00   How has the View of Encryption Shifted in the Past Decade?
·  8:50   The Good and Bad of Encryption Software
·  12:00   How the SSIA Deals With Regulating Code
·  20:00   What Agencies are you Seeing the Most Coordination?
·  21:40   Has Legislation Weakened Encryption?
·  28:40   Building Effective Privacy Legislation
·  39:00   Should Corporate Decision Making Be Culturally Driven?
·  43:30   Discussing the Definition of Commercial Surveillance
·  48:00   Framing Privacy as a Bipartisan Issue
·  57:30   Intersection of Technological Solutions and Social Goals   
Resource List:
·      Paul’s LinkedIn
·      SSIA Twitter
·      SSIA
·      FTC
·      Notice of Advanced Rule Making Around Commercial Surveillance
·      Government on Encryption
·      Tornado Cash
·      EARN IT Act
·      America Data Protection Privacy Act
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