Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of intrusive net neutrality regulations—something Heritage wrote on extensively. Our experts warned U.K. and U.S. government officials of the dangers of allowing the state-owned Chinese company Huawei to become involved in new 5G networks. Both the U.K. and the U.S. took steps to oust China from their 5G plans. Google and Apple updated their rules for developers of COVID-19 contact tracing apps to include several of the most important standards for protecting privacy listed in a report by Heritage’s Center for Technology Policy. Energy & Environment The Council on Environmental Quality revised its implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act so that it no longer needlessly impedes infrastructure development.