In the wake of exciting and swift economic progress, private and public players must keep security and stability top of mind. Government officials shared their stories at the Under30Summit Global Retreat
As technology moves forward, there are also opportunities for so-called bad actors to disrupt and manipulate the free and transparent flow of information. And when information is compromised, trust erodes.
Michael Chertoff, Cofounder and Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group; former United States Secretary of Homeland SecurityMichael Chertoff, part of the George W. Bush administration, takes a step back from specifics to warn on the long-term damage done: “I worry most about the erosion of faith in our institutions. I think our confidence in democratic institutions is at its lowest point for 50 years.
Chertoff agrees and breaks this down into two categories. “One is behavior, the other is content that just turns out to be plain wrong. I am not a fan of regulating content. I know there's a discussion about ‘fake news’—I just don't know what fake news—is it false, is it exaggerated, is it news that's out of context? If you start to regulate content you find yourself in a world of censorship, which in many ways makes the treatment worse than the disease.
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