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All Content > Government Coverage > Northeast

Title of entry: 
How International Privacy & Antitrust Regulation Squeezes Or Supports Enterprise IT

Issue or Publication date:
Sep. 20, Oct. 6, Nov. 2, 2023

Publication name: 
InformationWeek

Publishing/parent company: 
Informa

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InformationWeek, “News & Analysis Tech Leaders Trust,” serves an audience of Chief Information Officers and others who lead transformative IT projects.

Regulation is a critical topic for our readers, who must constantly stay informed about compliance requirements. In the US, regulation can move slowly or stall as competing interests and congressional gridlock hamper efforts. Businesses must often rely on precedents set by regulations abroad, adding another layer of complexity to reporting on these issues. InformationWeek's reporters covered India's data privacy regulation, the SEC's new cybersecurity rules, the FTC's latest fines, the EU's new AI legislation and many more moves that impact CIOs.

Senior Editor Joao-Pierre Ruth took a deep dive into the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, and whether the government’s action could spur innovation. Ruth’s story, “Could the DOJ’s Antitrust Trial vs Google Drive More Innovation?” used the DOJ’s earlier ruling against Microsoft (in 2001) to examine how the latest action against Google could play out. He strengthened his analysis of the 2001 trial by drawing from InformationWeek’s own news archives and referencing our coverage from over 20 years ago. Speaking with formidable experts in the field, including tech policy adviser and author Tom Kemp, and Jimmie Lee, chief technology officer at Xfactor.io, Ruth was able to weave a comprehensive overview of a pressing topic with a forward-looking angle.

In “Google Caves to EU Antitrust Pressure, Changes Data Practices,” Senior Writer Shane Snider detailed Germany’s antitrust investigation that had far-reaching data use implications. Snider went beyond the day-of news announcement to speak with prominent IT leaders, including BlackCloak CEO Chris Pierson and former Microsoft CIO Jim Dubois.

The story explored the issue and provided a forward-looking angle by exploring takeaways for IT leaders. “CIOs and chief data officers need to think hard about how EU regulatory standards can potentially impact these data strategies,” Martha Heller, CEO of Heller Search, told InformationWeek.

Contributing reporter Carrie Pallardy gave our readers an in-depth look at the Biden administration’s effort to quickly regulate artificial intelligence with her story, “What Does the New AI Executive Order Mean for Development, Innovation?” Pallardy spoke with multiple prominent IT leaders for the piece and methodically detailed how the executive order would impact consumers and businesses alike.

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