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Kim Komando Today

The future of tech: One U.S. lawmaker sees big changes coming

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Could algorithms be the cure to cancer? What will the future workplace look like? And how could blockchain protect our privacy better than anything we have now? In this episode, Kim sits down with Congressman David Schweikert, who provides a politician’s perspective on the biggest plans lawmakers have for the future of tech.

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0:00.0

Jeremy from the Kim Commando show here.

0:06.0

We've got a great interview on Tap for you.

0:08.0

Kim sat down with U.S. Congressman David Swikart.

0:11.0

Before we dive in, let's revisit a sad fact you probably know by now.

0:15.0

Companies make big bucks by selling your personal details.

0:18.0

And they pass that data around between countless third parties. Private

0:22.1

companies aren't the only ones buying your data, though. Uncle Sam has a keen interest in your

0:26.6

personal business too. Certain government agencies are willing to shell out cash to buy your location

0:32.0

history and more. But is all of this legal? Well, the answer depends on where you live.

0:38.2

Each state has its own unique data privacy laws.

0:41.2

Navigating all that alone is a mess.

0:43.9

That's why Kim invited Congressman David Swickart to the show

0:46.8

to talk privacy laws and so much more.

0:49.5

You'll get a thorough understanding of the different issues at play right now

0:52.6

and a look at how today's tech

0:54.4

could lead to some exciting and life-changing breakthroughs.

1:02.4

All right, David, thanks for being here.

1:05.7

I know that you know a lot about technology, even though you do have an older iPhone.

1:10.2

Yeah, that and I'm still

1:12.3

running a big old server at home, which I feel guilty about every time I turn it on the house

1:16.4

lights dim. Have you heard of the cloud? I mean, let's just get all out there. I'm a little

1:21.5

compulsive of liking some of it to be resident. Yeah, I understand. You know, you and I have talked a lot without microphones on about messenger RNA.

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