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8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Legislative battles at the state and federal levels are quickly reshaping how many of the countries’ top technology companies operate. Each week on the POI Podcast, we sit down to review the top stories from across the U.S., affecting the technology and telecom industry. From privacy, broadband deployment, workforce development, cybersecurity, and trade - we will talk about it all and share our insights with decades of experience working at all levels of government.
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Episodes
2020 Wrap Up and Looking Ahead to 2021
December 22, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBThis is the Point of Information Podcast, recorded Wednesday, December 16, 2020. In our final episode of this crazy crazy year, we will take some time to look at the key policy issues that will be front and center in 2021. What a new Biden administration will mean for the tech industry and what will be the top issues facing a new Congress when they return in January. All this and more on this week's POI podcast.
House Antitrust Report Finally Sees the Light of Day - Episode 7
October 09, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBThis is the Point of Information Podcast with your hosts Preston Grisham and Jack Pringle, recorded Thursday, October 8th, 2020. Google and Oracle faced off at the Supreme Court on API Copyrights, and the house antitrust subcommittee finally released their long-anticipated report to on big tech antitrust. We dive deep into what it all means. All this and more on this week's POI podcast. Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster for Google Congressional antitrust report rip...
Oracle and Walmart Get Some TikTok - Episode 6
September 21, 2020 23:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBThe Point of Information Podcast, recorded Monday, September 21, 2020. Looks like TikTok gets to stick around in the U.S. a little longer, Googles ad business gets greater scrutiny in the Senate, Is it a good idea to dunk your data center underwater, and Senate Republicans release a new consumer data privacy bill. All this and more on this week's POI podcast. U.S. Judge Temporarily Halts Trump’s WeChat Ban TikTok and WeChat both managed to avoid their Sunday bans Oracle Wins Bid for TikTo...
Moving out the clock on TikTok - Episode 5
August 28, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis is the Point of Information Podcast, recorded Thursday, August 27, 2020. In this week's episode, we will continue our discussion on the quickly evolving TikTok challenges, Epic is taking advantage of the antitrust conversation around the country, you can still catch a ride with Uber and Lyft in California for now and NIST wants to put some rules around AI. Walmart says it’s partnering with Microsoft on a TikTok deal Tik Tok Sues to Prevent U.S. Ban of the App Kevin Mayer quits as Tik...
Big Tech Goes to Congress - Episode 4
August 06, 2020 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this week's show: Big Tech CEOs get grilled at antitrust hearing on Capitol Hill, what's the deal with the proposed Microsoft TikTok deal, there is a little controversy at the FCC, who was really behind the Twitter hack as well as potential fines for the company as a result, that and more in our weekly look at technology policy. Why the tech giants may suffer lasting pain from their Hill lashing The Facebook and Amazon Documents That Captivated the Hearing The biggest problem with Micr...
The Privacy Shield has Fallen - Episode 3
July 17, 2020 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week's episode was recorded Thursday, July 16, 2020. We continue our conversation on the BIG antitrust hearing coming up in the House Judiciary Committee, look at what the EU court decision striking down Privacy Shield means for businesses, there is more talk on banning TikTok from government devices, Facebook's releases white paper advocating for a 'people-centered design' to privacy and more in our weekly look at technology policy. Questions for technology CEOs testifying before Cong...
A Big Uptick in Antitrust Talk - Episode 2
July 03, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBEpisode 2 of the Point of Information Podcast - July 1, 2020. This week we talk about the enforcement of the CCPA, continued talk about big tech antitrust, the Trump Administrations changes to the H1-B visa program, and continued efforts in Congress to expand rural broadband. Justice Department expected to file antitrust suit against Google Apple WWDC & Antitrust The PACT Act would force platforms to disclose shadowbans and demonetizations TECH INDUSTRY CRITICIZES TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION CHA...
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic - Episode 1
June 19, 2020 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this first episode of the Point of Information podcast, we dive into a number of topics around technology policy. This week we discuss: Facebook's plans for election security and preventing misinformation, the growing conversations around big tech antitrust Big Tech continues to face more antitrust complaints Apple and Hey.com fight over a new mail app Facial Recognition challenges Section 230 and speech on the internet And our main topic looks at the recently released report from t...