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A new bill would try to make tools like Zoom and Teams work together securely
Sen. Ron Wyden wants government tools to be encrypted.
Here’s how it would work: the bill would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to compile a list of collaboration technology features that the government uses — including videoconferencing, text-based messaging, file sharing, scheduling, and live document editing. “It’s time to break the chokehold of big tech companies like Microsoft on government software, set high cybersecurity standards and reap the many benefits of a competitive market,” he said. Digital rights activist Cory Doctorow also voiced his support, sharing in a statement through Wyden’s office that “Interoperability — the ability to plug something new into a technology, with or without permission from the manufacturer — is the key to defeating Big Tech.”
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