032 Top Priority | Does "Big Tech" need its own federal regulator?
"Big Tech" is the target of a lot of people right now, and some are calling for a federal regulator for the industry. Is that needed, or is there enough government right now to go around?
Neil Chilson, a senior research fellow for technology and innovation at the Charles Koch Institute, recently published a chapter in The Global Antitrust Institute Report on the Digital Economy, asking and answering the question, "Does Big Tech Need Its Own Regulator?"
Show: 032 Top Priority Podcast | Does "Big Tech" Need Its Own Regulator
Date Recorded: February 4, 2020
Host: Duane Lester, Director of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy
Guests: Neil Chilson, Senior Research Fellow for technology and innovation at the Charles Koch Institute
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Guest Bio:
Neil Chilson is a senior research fellow for technology and innovation at the Charles Koch Institute where he spearheads the Institute’s efforts to foster an environment that encourages innovation and the individual and societal progress it makes possible.
Prior to joining CKI, Chilson was the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) chief technologist. In this capacity, he focused on understanding the economics of privacy, convening a workshop on informational injury, and establishing the FTC’s Blockchain Working Group, among other things. Prior to his appointment, Chilson was an adviser to then-Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen. In both roles he advised Chairman Ohlhausen and worked with commission staff on nearly every major technology-related case, report, workshop, and proceeding. Chilson practiced telecommunications law at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP before joining the FTC in January 2014.
Chilson is a regular contributor to multiple news outlets, including the Washington Post, USA Today, Seattle Times, and Morning Consult.
Chilson holds a law degree from the George Washington University Law School and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harding University.