Data Privacy & National Security: A Rubik’s Cube of Challenges and Opportunities That Are Inextricably Linked

Authors

April Falcon Doss

Abstract

Traditionally, issues relating to information privacy have been viewed in a set of distinct, and not always helpful, stovepipes—or, as my former government colleagues often said, tongue-in-cheek, in other contexts—separate “cylinders of excellence.” Thanks to the convergence of technologies and information, the once-separate realms of personal data privacy, consumer protection, and national security are increasingly interconnected. As Congress and national policymakers consider proposals for federal data privacy legislation, regulation of social media platforms, and how to prevent abuses of foreign intelligence and homeland security powers, they should be examining each of these challenges in light of the others, actively looking for synergies and overlap in the protections they may be considering for protection of personal data, individual privacy, and civil liberties.¹

First Page

231

Recommended Citation

April F. Doss, Data Privacy & National Security: A Rubik’s Cube of Challenges and Opportunities That Are Inextricably Linked, 59 Duq. L. Rev. 231 (2021).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol59/iss2/5