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(Bloomberg) --Alphabet Inc.’s Google tapped its longtime privacy lawyer, Keith Enright, to become chief privacy officer as the company proposed policies for potential federal regulation of data.
In his new role, Enright will be in charge of crafting Google’s strategy on privacy issues at a time when tech giants are facing rising pressure in Washington to take more precautions in how they handle users’ personal information.
"My team’s goal is to help you enjoy the benefits of technology, while remaining in control of your privacy," Enright said in a blog post Monday.
Enright is already set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The panel’s chairman, Senator John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, has said he wants to propose legislation on privacy. Executives from other tech companies such as AT&T Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and Twitter Inc. are...