The White House he published a "newsletter" listing the industries and policies that will be affected by a new bill to be signed by President Biden. The bill deals too much with technology companies.
Involves Internet service providers as Biden encourages Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reinstate regulations internet neutrality revoked under the previous administration, require providers to quote subscription prices and prevent them from limiting speed connections.
Η government Biden advocates for the right to repair, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will have the responsibility to "restrict powerful hardware manufacturers from preventing people from using independent repair shops or making repairs themselves."
As for big tech companies, the Biden administration's agenda includes laws requiring "greater scrutiny of mergers, especially from dominant platforms Internet, με ιδιαίτερη προσοχή στην απόκτηση νεοεμφανιζόμενων ανταγωνιστών, σειριακές συγχωνεύσεις, τη συσσώρευση δεδομένων, τον ανταγωνισμό από “δωρεάν” προϊόντα και την επίδραση στο privacy of users."
Through the FTC, the Biden administration plans to put more regulations on surveillance and data collection, κάτι το οποίο θα επηρεάσει πολλές από τις μεγαλύτερες εταιρείες τεχνολογίας στον κόσμο.
In the document, the administration claims that 72 initiatives are being taken to promote competition and increase wages, although it is up to various departments, as well as Congress, to move things forward.
The above promises, of course, seem unreal as the opponents are very strong and deeply rooted in the American system. Let's see how Congress will see the bill and if they agree on the new measuressettings.
With regard to the limitation of data collection by large technology companies, this is rather easily explained. The power lies in the information, and it seems the Biden government is seeking Big Data only in its huge datacenters. NSA.
