During President Obama's State of the Union Address this evening the importance of children's digital privacy and cyber security was highlighted. According to The White House Medium account, the President's official prepared address stated,
"No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families, especially our kids. We are making sure our government integrates intelligence to combat cyber threats, just as we have done to combat terrorism. And tonight, I urge this Congress to finally pass the legislation we need to better meet the evolving threat of cyber-attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our children’s information. If we don’t act, we’ll leave our nation and our economy vulnerable. If we do, we can continue to protect the technologies that have unleashed untold opportunities for people around the globe."
Since more of our personal information is being housed in digital cloud based platforms, the President's comments are a welcome development. When the President's State of the Union Address is combined with his recent historic speech at the FTC that discussed the need for stronger student privacy laws, I am optimistic more attention will be paid to these very important issues in the near future.
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