Harley Geiger leads the company's policy engagement on cybersecurity, encryption, computer crime, exports, and digital trade issues. Prior to working at Rapid7, Geiger was Advocacy Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), where he worked on issues related to government surveillance, privacy and computer crime. Prior to that, Geiger was Senior Legislative Counsel for U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren of California, serving as lead staffer for technology policy. Geiger is an attorney and is CIPP/US certified.
Nearly all major privacy laws and regulations – from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to the European General Directive for Privacy Regulation – include express data security requirements. Yet, some members of Congress and other commentators have suggested that security provisions will only serve to make privacy legislation more difficult to pass while others suggest that they can’t vote for a bill without security. What type of security is being discussed in these bills and how will they affect consumers?
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