The Obama administration appears to be sending a message to privacy advocates that it’s taking their issue seriously by creating a new position devoted to it — and choosing a high-profile tech lawyer to occupy it. The White House reportedly is tagging Nicole Wong, Twitter’s legal director for products, for a top privacy post — either as a chief privacy officer or as a senior advisor to federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park.
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Obama May Pick Twitter Lawyer for Privacy Post
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. May 8, 2013 11:28 AMThe Obama administration appears to be sending a message to privacy advocates that it’s taking their issue seriously by creating a new position devoted to it — and choosing a high-profile tech lawyer to occupy it. The White House reportedly is tagging Nicole Wong, Twitter’s legal director for products, for a top privacy post — either as a chief privacy officer or as a senior advisor to federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park.