Digital Future

A panel of tech industry experts and academic researchers discussed the ongoing legal, ethical, and political debates over data privacy.

In its ongoing war against Chinese technology companies, the Trump administration has now set its sights on China's leading social-media app, WeChat. Yet by opting for a ban, the United States has again prioritized optics over sound policymaking, with costs to America that are all too predictable.  

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, Columbia's own R.A. Farrokhnia, and lawyers Gary DeWaal and Lee Schneider tackled the major regulatory questions surrounding cryptocurrencies.