From: Nextgov
The Obama administration was willing to accept some risks to keep global tech markets free and flowing. That era’s over.
By Joseph Marks
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Current and former officials from Republican and Democratic administrations seem to agree: In an ideal world, global tech companies would be free from undue influence by governments, but this isn’t an ideal world and the U.S. can’t afford to pretend otherwise.
“My priority is to do our best to manage risk to the United States and there are certain countries that have legal frameworks and legal processes that we’re not OK with,” Jeanette Manfra, a top cyber official in the Homeland Security Department, told Nextgov during the conference.
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