As EU Privacy Law Looms, Debate Swirls on Cybersecurity Impact

Posted May 23, 2018

External Article: Digital Journal

Milton Mueller, professor in the School of Public Policy, was quoted in the Digital Journal, May 21, article, “As EU Privacy Law Looms, Debate Swirls on Cybersecurity Impact.” The School of Public Policy is part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

Excerpt:

Milton Mueller, a Georgia Tech professor and founder of the Internet Governance Project of independent researchers, said the notion of an upsurge in cybercrime stemming from the rule was "totally bogus."

"There's no evidence that most of the world's cybercrime is stopped or mitigated by WHOIS," Mueller told AFP.

"In fact some of the cybercrime is facilitated by WHOIS is because the bad guys can go after that information too."

For the full article, visit the Digital Journal website.