A group of former U.S. economic and national security officials sent a letter to Republican congressional leaders expressing strong concerns about proposed anti-tech legislation — specifically, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and the Open App Markets Act — that could weaken America’s national security. Signatories include Larry Kudlow, former Director of the […]
Despite this week’s press conference, the revisions to the House and Senate antitrust bills do nothing to address the wide range of concerns raised by a variety of stakeholders, including Senators and Representatives, America’s leading tech innovators, and experts from national security, industry, and civil society. Here are some of the key concerns: 1. The […]
Sen. Klobuchar’s revised American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) recognizes the original bill’s numerous problems, as raised by a bipartisan group of 13 senators during January’s Senate Judiciary Committee markup, but solves none of them. Even worse, this new legislation explicitly carves out big telecommunications, banks, and credit card companies. Without the special exemption, an […]
Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), member of the House Committees on Intelligence and Homeland Security, recently raised serious questions about how congressional anti-tech bills would harm U.S. national security. These concerns add to a growing chorus of national security experts who have expressed serious concerns about the bills’ impact on American security and competitiveness. Swalwell explained: […]
Seven former U.S. national security officials who served in Democratic and Republican administrations—including former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and NSA Director Michael Rogers—have released an open letter calling for a national security review of legislation that could limit American tech companies’ ability to fight cyber threats and other […]
Despite a last minute manager’s amendment that acknowledges but does nothing to address the key weaknesses of the bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee will today markup Senator Klobuchar’s American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a radical breakup bill in disguise that would arbitrarily punish America’s leading tech companies. Here’s what to read to get yourself up to […]
As experts and members of Congress have previously noted, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), and similar measures, could put American national security at risk by possibly requiring U.S. companies to share data, hardware, software, and more with foreign rivals—while imposing none of these mandates on competitors from Russia and China. With the […]
Last summer, the House Judiciary Committee rushed through a committee vote less than two weeks after the introduction of Rep. Cicilline’s American Choice and Innovation Online Act, along with a number of other anti-tech bills despite strongly voiced concerns. Looking to the Senate, we are about to see a similar scenario play out with Sen. […]
As we have previously highlighted, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) would endanger national security and harm America’s global competitiveness. The bill would require American companies to share data and infrastructure (including operating systems, hardware, and software) with foreign rivals, while making no such requirements for Chinese, Russian, and other foreign competitors. Further, […]
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