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Stopping Data Breaches Will Require Help from Governments

Harvard Business Review

Although the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 provided some protections, they are narrow and have not resulted in a material increase in information sharing. While we are not challenging that it makes sense to impose some cybersecurity obligations on individual companies, those obligations should be reasonable and clear.

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The EU Privacy Ruling Won’t Hurt Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Officials are even reviewing the Safe Harbor agreement, which enables the transfer of personal data from the EU to companies in the U.S., If it goes into effect by 2015 , the stakes will be even higher. Bing is also following its lead by striving to develop a “right to be forgotten” feature.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. A 2015 survey by Wayra , a startup incubator, last year found that over a fifth of startup talent in the UK came from other EU countries. billion as compared to $4.4 Decision-Making Will Be Held Hostage to Uncertainty. The digital talent market in the UK is already tight.

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Clinton’s Proposals on Stock Buybacks Don’t Go Far Enough

Harvard Business Review

It has spent almost $90 billion on buybacks and almost $33 billion on dividends from 2012 through the third quarter of 2015. In April, its board increased the amount that could be used for buybacks by the end of March 2017 — to $140 billion from the $90 billion it had authorized in 2014.