AB 27 (2021 | NY ) would:
The proposition: EU start ups are thriving and those in the US are suffering.
Why is there an advantage to EU start ups? Better data privacy legislation in the EU
So what can the US/states do?
How should legislation be implemented?
Tech Crunch | Inadequate federal privacy regulations leave US startups lagging behind Europe
The Texas Blockchain Council is working to make a Blockchain Caucus a reality in Texas.
The Texas Blockchain Council showed Texas Secretary of State a blockchain technology to authenticate government records.
The legislative goals:
NTX Inno | Texas Blockchain Council unveils first proof of concept in push to make the state an industry hub
Hawaii Health Department has launched AlohaSafe Alert app.
What does AlohaSafe Alert app do?
What will count as exposure contact by an App user?
How many states are using a contact tracing app? Dozen including California, Washington, and the District of Columbia
Honolulu Star Advertiser via Governing | Hawaii Launches App to Slow Down Rise in COVID Cases
Data drives health care innovation, but do regulations and laws protect that data?
How did COVID drive awareness to health care data privacy? COVID highlighted that the collection, use, sharing and further processing of data can help limit the spread of the virus
Could blockchain help?
What government is considering a State Crypto Currency? Sweden
What are Swedish banker concerns?
ambcrypto | Bankers in Sweden express concerns over e-Krona digital currency project
Autonomous vehicles rely on large-scale data collection. From road ways, to traffic laws to average human behavior.
Do laws address the data that Autonomous vehicles need? Not so much
What should AV laws address?
Automotive World | Autonomous vehicle developments put focus on data compliance
The State: New York
How the facial recognition software ban came to be: AB 6787 (2020 | NY)
Is it a permanent ban? No, its a let’s wait until July 1, 2022 & let’s study it
What happens on July 1st 2022? The State Board of Education President upon reviewing a study of the software could approve its use
What about school shootings? The software is mostly ineffective as most shooters are students who would not trigger the software
Route Fifty | A State Becomes the First to Suspend Facial Recognition Technology in Schools
Not a day goes by that we don’t see a headline about hackers. COVID increased the importance of Chief Information Officers from hacking prevention to solid disease trackers. COVID highlighted a big problem in access to technology when working from home and school from home didn’t work when there was no broadband access.
Tech companies admitted that there are flaws in facial recognition software. Lots of cities and police departments said no, don’t want to be that person who gets the headline- we used facial recognition software and locked up an innocent 90 year old grandmother.
We learned an interesting tech tip- you can’t actually trace cryptocurrency transfers. But, states have allowed Bitcoin to pay taxes and permitted bitcoin campaign contributions. So, we’ll see how that goes…
Phoenix is partnering with schools, technology companies and other city agencies to close the digital divide.
The sequential goals Phoenix is establishing:
State Tech | How Cities Are Forging Partnerships to Close the Digital Divide
AB 27 (2021 | NY ) would:
The proposition: EU start ups are thriving and those in the US are suffering.
Why is there an advantage to EU start ups? Better data privacy legislation in the EU
So what can the US/states do?
How should legislation be implemented?
Tech Crunch | Inadequate federal privacy regulations leave US startups lagging behind Europe
The Texas Blockchain Council is working to make a Blockchain Caucus a reality in Texas.
The Texas Blockchain Council showed Texas Secretary of State a blockchain technology to authenticate government records.
The legislative goals:
NTX Inno | Texas Blockchain Council unveils first proof of concept in push to make the state an industry hub
Hawaii Health Department has launched AlohaSafe Alert app.
What does AlohaSafe Alert app do?
What will count as exposure contact by an App user?
How many states are using a contact tracing app? Dozen including California, Washington, and the District of Columbia
Honolulu Star Advertiser via Governing | Hawaii Launches App to Slow Down Rise in COVID Cases
Data drives health care innovation, but do regulations and laws protect that data?
How did COVID drive awareness to health care data privacy? COVID highlighted that the collection, use, sharing and further processing of data can help limit the spread of the virus
Could blockchain help?
What government is considering a State Crypto Currency? Sweden
What are Swedish banker concerns?
ambcrypto | Bankers in Sweden express concerns over e-Krona digital currency project
Autonomous vehicles rely on large-scale data collection. From road ways, to traffic laws to average human behavior.
Do laws address the data that Autonomous vehicles need? Not so much
What should AV laws address?
Automotive World | Autonomous vehicle developments put focus on data compliance
The State: New York
How the facial recognition software ban came to be: AB 6787 (2020 | NY)
Is it a permanent ban? No, its a let’s wait until July 1, 2022 & let’s study it
What happens on July 1st 2022? The State Board of Education President upon reviewing a study of the software could approve its use
What about school shootings? The software is mostly ineffective as most shooters are students who would not trigger the software
Route Fifty | A State Becomes the First to Suspend Facial Recognition Technology in Schools
Not a day goes by that we don’t see a headline about hackers. COVID increased the importance of Chief Information Officers from hacking prevention to solid disease trackers. COVID highlighted a big problem in access to technology when working from home and school from home didn’t work when there was no broadband access.
Tech companies admitted that there are flaws in facial recognition software. Lots of cities and police departments said no, don’t want to be that person who gets the headline- we used facial recognition software and locked up an innocent 90 year old grandmother.
We learned an interesting tech tip- you can’t actually trace cryptocurrency transfers. But, states have allowed Bitcoin to pay taxes and permitted bitcoin campaign contributions. So, we’ll see how that goes…
Phoenix is partnering with schools, technology companies and other city agencies to close the digital divide.
The sequential goals Phoenix is establishing:
State Tech | How Cities Are Forging Partnerships to Close the Digital Divide