Cam Kerry was general counsel and acting secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce when the Snowden revelations hit. As a diplomat negotiating with the EU and building trust, he says the U.S. was making strides. Then Snowden hit. In this episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, Kerry recalls the way things changed in tone and conversation as the public fallout persisted. He also talks about the need for a federal privacy law in the U.S., and why privacy professionals play a critical role in lieu of that.
04 November 2016
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: Cam Kerry
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