Starks, Slaughter to Host March 16 Hearing in Detroit on 5G, Big Data, Privacy

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will host a March 16 hearing in Detroit on 5G, big data, privacy, artificial intelligence and civil rights, the FCC announced Thursday. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., experts and advocates will join the 1 p.m. discussion at Wayne State University School of Law. “The benefits of 5G technology must meet the needs of all Americans, including low-income people, people of color, people living with disabilities, people residing in rural communities, children, and the many ways in which those identities intersect,” the announcement said. The discussion will include how to minimize privacy harms and data abuse of marginalized communities.