A big defeat for Big Tech

Whatever one’s position on the regulation of Big Tech, anyone who believes in democracy should applaud the Biden administration for its refusal to put the cart before the horse. — Reuters

LAST year, US President Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing Big Tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition safeguards.

Now, Biden’s new executive order on Americans’ data security reveals that the lobbyists had good reason to worry.