Summary: Andrea OSullivan is the program manager of the technology policy program for the Mercatus Center where she combines her interests in economics, cryptology, alternate currency, and emerging technologies. She joined Ben Domenech in studio to discuss the recent hackings of government data, Hillary Clintons emails, and the future of Bitcoin. Institutions and countries are facing cyber security vulnerabilities all over the world. You just have to assume that any time any information thats out there can be compiled... in this time of big data thats a real concern both in terms of good governance and national security, she said. With the increase of hackers and as the government takes a more active role in shutting down bank transactions of companies at their discretion, many consumers are investing in alternate currencies. The important thing about Bitcoin is not necessarily anything about its monetary properties...at its heart its important because its a censorship resistant protocol, OSullivan said. andnbsp; andnbsp;
