Mozilla, IEEE bosses blast Trump, quit US govt's digital economy advisory board

Mozilla, IEEE bosses blast Trump, quit US govt's digital economy advisory board

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/18/mass_resignations_hit_trumps_digital_economy_advisory_board/

Tech leaders today resigned from the US government's digital economy advisory board over comments made by President Trump earlier this week.

So far, confirmed resignations include chairwoman of the Mozilla Foundation Mitchell Baker; president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Karen Bartleson; Sonia Katyal, a professor of law at the University of California; and CEO of the Markle Foundation Zoƫ Baird.