Julie Samuels: Tech companies no longer fly under government radar due to scale
Julie Samuels · a16z Podcast | A Whirlwind Tour of Policy Issues in Tech · Jan 2, 2019 · at 1:24
Julie Samuels, Executive Director of Engine, explains why government oversight of technology companies has escalated.
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“Tech companies are getting a lot bigger, so they're not flying under the radar of government anymore.”
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