Nicole Wong officially joins White House as deputy chief technology officer

Almost overlooked this significant bit of news... Last week, the White House officially announced that Twitter executive Nicole Wong has joined the Obama administration as its new deputy U.S. chief technology officer: Twitter's Nicole Wong joins White House as deputy chief technology officer.

Wong, who has been Twitter's legal director since last year, will work as adviser on issues of internet privacy and technology for the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. News of her appointment broke weeks ago, but this makes it official. She will basically be responsible for helping the White House make up the rules of the internets.

Nicole Wong appointed White House internet privacy adviser

This week, news broke that President Obama has picked Nicole Wong, Twitter's legal director, to be the White House's first chief privacy officer: White House picks Twitter lawyer as Internet privacy officer.

Wong is a respected Silicon Valley attorney with more than a decade of experience in copyright and privacy law, dealing with technology issues at both Twitter and Google. According to CNET, she will take on a new position as senior adviser to White House Chief Technology Officer Todd Park.

They call her "The Decider," and it looks like she's got her work cut out for her: