The Year Ahead
What We Got Right (and Wrong) in 2019
A good call on privacy, a bad one on Brexit.
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It’s devilishly hard to pin down the future, but that didn’t stop us from trying. Here are some of our predictions from The Year Ahead 2019.
Privacy
We said, “When it comes to privacy laws, [the U.S. is] bringing up the rear.” By failing to act on sweeping federal legislation and leaving things to the states, Washington set up consumers for another year of hacks, leaks, and cover-ups.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
We said that key court rulings would help bring clarity to their future. An appellate court overturned a decision that directed Fannie and Freddie’s profits to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and they’ve moved closer to private ownership.