Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee
By: The Wall Street Journal October 11, 2022 Thousands of officials across the government’s executive branch reported owning or trading stocks that stood to rise or fall with decisions their agencies made, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. More than 2,600 officials at agencies from the Commerce Department to the Treasury Department, during […]
An Ethics Test: Are We Considering The Unintended Consequences of Tech?
By: Leading Through Disruption August 30, 2022 Di Rifai, chairman of Creating Future Us, a not-for-profit aimed at identifying and developing evidence-based solutions for societal impacts arising from the rapid transition to the digital age, shared key leadership lessons with my colleague Adam Bryant, managing director of The ExCo Group, and me in our latest “Leading Through […]
Amazon Keeps Growing, And So Does Its Cache Of Data On You
By: AP August 23, 2022 From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions […]
Should Companies Track Workers With Monitoring Technology?
By: The Wallstreet Journal August 20, 2022 Since the start of the remote-working surge, employers have had a nagging concern: Just how much are employees really accomplishing at home? To answer that, more companies are turning to worker-monitoring technology, which can reveal when employees step away from their computers, what websites they visit and how […]
Proposals to Undo Corporate E.S.G. Policies Fall Flat With Shareholders.
By: The New York Times Date: August 11, 2022 As primaries for a bitter midterm election begin, the political fight over environmental, social and governance investing continues in corporate America. And while several high-profile politicians have condemned the so-called E.S.G. approach — including two potential 2024 presidential candidates, Mike Pence and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida — […]
FTC Launches Effort To Review, Update Data Privacy Rules
By: The Hill August 11, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will launch an effort to review and update rules on how companies collect and use data, the agency announced Thursday. The FTC said it will explore rules to “crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security,” expanding on Democratic Chair Lina Khan’s […]
Data Brokers Resist Pressure To Stop Collecting Info On Pregnant People
By: Politico August 1, 2022 Democratic lawmakers are piling pressure on data brokers to stop collecting information on pregnant people in order to protect those seeking abortions. They’re not having much luck. For years, brokers have sold datasets on millions of expectant parents from their trimester status to their preferred birth methods. Now that the […]
House Panel Advances Landmark Federal Data Privacy Bill
By: The Hill Date: July 20, 2022 A House panel advanced a comprehensive data privacy bill in a 53-2 bipartisan vote Wednesday, pushing forward legislation that aims to set a national standard for how tech companies collect and use Americans’ data. The House Energy and Commerce Committee vote on the American Data Privacy and Protection […]
Addiction by Design: A New Frontier of Social Risk in Tech
Executive Summary As tech addiction continues to gain precedence, its implications to both investors and society at large require greater understanding. This report offers an in-depth analysis of the material impacts of tech addiction within six sectors and details key areas for investor engagement As digital technologies become ubiquitous in business and consumer life, […]