Earlier this week, former President Barack Obama released a report summing up his administration's work on privacy, surveillance and innovation. "Trust is a bedrock of our society, our economy, and our Nation," Obama wrote, "and respect for our privacy is one of the cornerstones of that public trust. Yet in a world where a private opinion expressed online can ricochet among millions in an instant, privacy has never been more at risk. Nor has there been a time in history in which the global flow of data, products, and service have made shared norms of privacy protection so imperative." The report includes the administration's work on domestic and international privacy initiatives, including the Privacy Shield and APEC frameworks as well as reforms to national surveillance. "All this work reflects my Administration's broader commitment to ensure that the tools of progress do not become instruments of dehumanization, blackmail, exploitation, or persecution," Obama wrote, adding, "there remains much to be done" for future generations. Editor's Note: During today's presidential transition, the White House removed the report, but we have archived it on our website.
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