By Andrea Little Limbago, Chief Social Scientist, Virtru
Limbago presented during the Governance, Risk and Compliance track at the 2019 (ISC)2 Security Congress in Orlando. The session, Global Factors Driving Data Privacy Regulation, explained data localization, how it is progressing and what that means for organizations. In two parts, Limbago recounts the information covered in her session.
On October 29, the internet turned 50. Despite original aspirations of a free and open internet, the modern internet is increasingly segmented and shaped by political boundaries. Included within broader technological shifts such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things, these technologies offer great potential for ground-breaking societal innovations. This also enables governments across the globe to pursue digital sovereignty, a complete information control within their borders.
The growing push for digital sovereignty has resulted in a Balkanization of the internet, or Splinternet, and reflects the diffusion of two competing models: digital authoritarianism and a counter-movement in favor of individual digital rights shaped by the European Union. Absent a coherent federal data protection framework, security and privacy in the United States is increasingly influenced by these external forces. This first of two blog posts will describe these two competing frameworks, while the second will detail additional global forces shaping U.S. data protection. Given these growing forces, there is significant need for American leadership to reignite the original aspirations of a free, open and secure internet.
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