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Locations
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Summary
An email exchange from December 4, 2018, between Kathy Ruemmler and 'J' (using the jeevacation@gmail.com alias associated with Jeffrey Epstein). Ruemmler shares an Axios article about regulatory pressure on Big Tech, asking 'What do we think of this?' J replies with a cryptic message offering to 'negotiate am automkoatic reset' that would be 'easy and beneficial for you.' The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| J | Sender |
Uses email jeevacation@gmail.com (known Jeffrey Epstein alias). Replies with cryptic offer to negotiate.
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| Kathy Ruemmler | Recipient |
Sent original email sharing news article asking 'What do we think of this?'
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| Sara Fischer | Author |
Co-author of the Axios article.
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| David McCabe | Author |
Co-author of the Axios article.
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| Courtenay Brown | Author |
Co-author of the Axios article.
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| Paul Gallant | Analyst |
Quoted in the article regarding scapegoats in a bad economy.
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| Sundar Pichai | CEO of Google |
Mentioned in article as agreeing to testify before Congress.
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| Margrethe Vestager | Mentioned Name |
Name appears at the very end of the truncated article text.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Axios |
Publisher of the shared article.
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Mentioned in URL and article regarding regulatory risk.
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Mentioned in URL and article regarding regulatory risk and FTC investigation.
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| Amazon |
Mentioned in the URL string.
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Mentioned in article regarding CEO testimony.
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| Cowen Washington Research Group |
Organization employing analyst Paul Gallant.
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| Congress |
Legislative body calling tech CEOs to testify.
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| Marriott |
Mentioned regarding a data breach.
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| Federal Trade Commission |
Mentioned as having an open investigation into Facebook.
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Timeline (2 events)
2018-12-04
Locations (3)
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Mentioned in article as facing a difficult 2019.
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Mentioned as the location of contentious regulatory activity.
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Mentioned in context of lawmakers pushing for privacy laws.
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Relationships (1)
Ruemmler sends news article asking for opinion; J replies with offer to 'negotiate' something beneficial.
Key Quotes (3)
"easy and beneficial for you. . I will try to negotiate am automkoatic reset if.. such and such and so and so."Source
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Quote #1
"What do we think of this?"Source
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Quote #2
"People look for scapegoats in a bad economy. And with big tech already on its heels, a downturn probably would feed arguments that the largest internet companies are too big and need to be reined in."Source
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Quote #3
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From: J [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: 12/4/2018 3:41:44 PM
To: Kathy Ruemmler [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Slowing economy could increase pressure on Big Tech - Axios
Sent: 12/4/2018 3:41:44 PM
To: Kathy Ruemmler [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Slowing economy could increase pressure on Big Tech - Axios
easy and beneficial for you. . I will try to negotiate am automkoatic reset if.. such and such and so and so.
On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 10:20 AM Kathy Ruemmler <[REDACTED]> wrote:
What do we think of this?
What do we think of this?
https://www.axios.com/recession-threat-2019-regulatory-risk-google-facebook-amazon-b8966b22-57dc-426c-9f4f-5526982383c7.html
Slowing economy could increase pressure on Big Tech
Sara Fischer, David McCabe, Courtenay Brown5 hours ago
Sara Fischer, David McCabe, Courtenay Brown5 hours ago
A potential recession, combined with increasing regulatory threats for some of the biggest tech companies, foreshadows a difficult 2019 for Silicon Valley.
Why it matters: The biggest tech companies have already raked in billions of dollars in profits and benefited from major tax cuts that aren't going to be repeated, so next year isn't likely to be better for them financially. They've also been dogged by scandals that have left many questioning their positive role in society, and if on top of that the economy starts to slip, 2019 could be worse.
"People look for scapegoats in a bad economy. And with big tech already on its heels, a downturn probably would feed arguments that the largest internet companies are too big and need to be reined in."
— Paul Gallant, an analyst with Cowen Washington Research Group
Big Tech is closing out a contentious year in Washington, and potential regulation will continue to haunt it well into 2019.
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before Congress, and will likely be asked about whether the company is being transparent about its data privacy practices and any potential bias. By the year's end, the CEOs of Twitter, Google and Facebook will have been called to testified in front of Congress for the first time ever during 2018.
• Lawmakers in the United States are pushing for a federal privacy law with an urgency likely to be exacerbated by more breaches like the one Marriott disclosed last Friday.
• The Federal Trade Commission still has an open investigation into whether Facebook's conduct violated a previous settlement with the agency. Margrethe Vestager,
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