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On this week’s episode of The Encrypted Economy, our guest is Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy at the Software &amp; 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 ActFollow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms!TwitterLinkedInInstagramFacebook

On this week’s episode of The Encrypted Economy, our guest is Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy at the Software &amp; 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: ·      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lekas-4852519/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul’s LinkedIn</a> ·      <a href="https://twitter.com/SIIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SSIA Twitter</a> ·      <a href="https://www.siia.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SSIA</a> ·      <a href="https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ftc-issues-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-commercial-surveillance-and-data#:~:text=At%20a%20press%20conference%20on,commercial%20surveillance%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Clax%20data" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FTC </a>·      <a href="https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ftc-issues-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-commercial-surveillance-and-data#:~:text=At%20a%20press%20conference%20on,commercial%20surveillance%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Clax%20data" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notice of Advanced Rule Making Around Commercial Surveillance</a> ·      <a href="https://www.cloudmask.com/blog/why-the-government-isnt-a-fan-of-commercial-encryption" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Government on Encryption</a> ·      <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tornado Cash</a> ·      <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3538" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EARN IT Act</a> ·      <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10776#:~:text=The%20bill%20would%20prohibit%20most,to%20conduct%20algorithm%20impact%20assessments." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">America Data Protection Privacy Act</a> Follow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms! <a href="https://twitter.com/EncryptedEcon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-encrypted-economy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theencryptedeconomy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheEncryptedEconomy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>

Is Encryption Becoming More Important to the U.S. Gov? Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) - E92

Avril Haines

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are:Report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Servicehttps://inspire2serve.gov/reportsInspire To Serve Acthttps://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6415/BILLS-116hr6415ih.pdfInspire to Serve Act Summaryhttps://inspire2serve.gov/sites/default/files/final-report/Legislative%20Annex%20Summary.pdfVolunteer Protection Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ19/pdf/PLAW-105publ19.pdfPublic Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Acthttps://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/gethealthcare/conditions/countermeasurescomp/covered_countermeasures_and_prep_act.pdfAmended April 15, 2020https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-08040/amendment-to-declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medicalUSA Jobs Sitehttps://www.usajobs.gov/Avril Haines is deputy director of Columbia World Projects and a member of the Standing Committee on Law and National Securityhttps://energypolicy.columbia.edu/avril-haines-0Paul Lekas is the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Servicehttps://www.inspire2serve.gov/staff/paul-lekas

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are: Report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service <a href="https://inspire2serve.gov/reports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://inspire2serve.gov/reports</a> Inspire To Serve Act <a href="https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6415/BILLS-116hr6415ih.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6415/BILLS-116hr6415ih.pdf</a> Inspire to Serve Act Summary <a href="https://inspire2serve.gov/sites/default/files/final-report/Legislative%20Annex%20Summary.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://inspire2serve.gov/sites/default/files/final-report/Legislative%20Annex%20Summary.pdf</a> Volunteer Protection Act <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ19/pdf/PLAW-105publ19.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ19/pdf/PLAW-105publ19.pdf</a> Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/gethealthcare/conditions/countermeasurescomp/covered_countermeasures_and_prep_act.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/gethealthcare/conditions/countermeasurescomp/covered_countermeasures_and_prep_act.pdf</a> Amended April 15, 2020 <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-08040/amendment-to-declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-08040/amendment-to-declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medical</a> USA Jobs Site <a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usajobs.gov/</a> Avril Haines is deputy director of Columbia World Projects and a member of the Standing Committee on Law and National Security <a href="https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/avril-haines-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/avril-haines-0</a> Paul Lekas is the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service <a href="https://www.inspire2serve.gov/staff/paul-lekas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inspire2serve.gov/staff/paul-lekas</a>

Public Service and National Security with Avril Haines and Paul Lekas