Conflict and Common Goals: the Government and Silicon Valley

Earlier this month, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper described reaching out to the private sector as a “daunting task,” and that “there is still much to be done,” to improve information sharing in the age of digital communications. Brad Brekke, the FBI’s director of private sector engagement, added that there is a need to go even further than that, and “move from information sharing to collaboration.” These statements allude to the ongoing tensions between the government and the tech giants of Silicon Valley.

Tensions remain

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