Five tech issues to watch in 2017

Silicon Valley and Washington are gearing up for an important year on tech policy. President-elect Donald TrumpDonald TrumpScarborough Twitter storm over New Year's Eve party stretches into second day Spicer: 'Zero evidence' Russia influenced election Bolton: Putin needs to change before relations with Russia can improve MORE and a GOP Congress are taking power and could revisit a number of controversial regulations, with net neutrality high on that list. Silicon Valley had high hopes for comprehensive immigration reform in the coming year, with the tech-backed lobbying group FWD.us pushing for action. But those hopes were dashed with Trump's election. The president-elect vowed to build a wall on the Mexican border and floated a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Tech groups have long pushed for policies that would make it easier for companies to attract workers.