Technology Reporter

POLITICO is seeking an enterprising, entrepreneurial journalist to cover the intersection of the technology industry with Washington policy and politics, with a focus on privacy and data protection. This reporter will cover the debates brewing among regulatory agencies, Congress, the White House, states and tech companies pushing to shape the rules of the road. You’ll develop a particular focus around efforts to protect personal data, pursuing scoops on topics including tech companies’ efforts to shape privacy efforts on Capitol Hill, the collection and use of data by law enforcement, privacy priorities at the FTC and data breaches that provide momentum for legislation. You’ll dig into battles over protections for children, consumers’ rights to opt-in or opt-out, use of new technologies like facial recognition to collect increasing amounts of information and worries about data collection by China.