Mark Warner
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Mark Warner is a U.S. Senator known for his focus on national security and technology policy. This interview highlights his diplomatic approach to governance, as he navigates complex issues while seeking collaboration across party lines.
“Yes. The ability to move your email. That will be a piece of legislation that we're going forward. I think we need to get into the question of having the right to know whether we're being communicated with by a human being or a bot.”
“Yeah, and again, I'm still open to the breakup, but I'd rather try these transparency tools first, which I think are also pro-competition tools. If we've got data portability and interoperability, NUCO could come in and potentially compete.”
“And all will be hunky-dory. That's just crazy. There's got to be rules of the road. There have never been companies of this size and this power that haven't had some level of oversight. And I think there's a beginning to be a recognition from the platform companies that it's in their own self-interest.”
“After that, we will have a report that, again, I think inside the beltway, we'll get a lot of attention, maybe outside, not as much. What have the Obama administration do right and what did they do wrong when they first found a bug?”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 213 - Sen. Mark Warner
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