How Technologists in Government Could Shape Better Tech Policy

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Published: Aug. 9, 2019

U.S. Capitol building, Washington D.C . Public interest technologists could help government shape the policy surrounding the debates about election security, blockchain, how 0-day vulnerabilities should be used by the government, and the internet of things (IoT), etc.

The resounding message out of BSides Las Vegas and Black Hat — two information security conferences that took place the week of Aug. 5 — is that government is falling far short in the technology space.

The underlying problem, said Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is that policymakers don't understand the technology and don't have members on their staff with expertise....

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Eversden, Andrew. “How Technologists in Government Could Shape Better Tech Policy.” Federal Times, August 9, 2019