Monthly Archives: March 2018

FBI Clears Data Researcher that Found 6.7 Million Voter Files. Cherokee Rose State Bill Criminalizes Data Researcher's Research.

Background: A data security researcher at a public university in Georgia discovered the personal information of 6.7 million Georgia voters unprotected online. 

The legislative Response: Gerogia’s SB 315 (2018) 

What is the legislative goal? Prevent computer snooping by requiring permission at the outset before seeking unprotecting data maintained by a government or business

What does the tech community say? Fix this bill by only criminalizing computer snooping with maiclious intent

Atlanta…

3 TakeAways. Education Vendors + Data Security = The Bill that Set Public Education Contract Policy in the Mountain Laurel State

State: Connecticut

The Data Security for Education Contracts Bill: 2016’s  H.B. No. 5469

3 Takeaways for Education Vendors:

  • All vendors need written data privacy agreements
    • All means all from yearbook publishers to niche apps to Google
  • 2 Policy Goals the state wanted to meet:
    • Protect students from targeted advertising
    • Require notification of data breaches 
  • The unintended consequence: Each data privacy contract is required by each school district which led to a lot of legal fees for…

Lege Trend. Indian Paintbrush State calls for No Regulation for Bitcoin. 3 Points from the Bill + 3 reasons good for Tech.

Wyoming HB 0070 (2018) will create this regulatory system for bitcoin in Wyoming:

  • Creates an open blockchain token
  • Cannot be marketed as an investment or part of a repurchase agreement
  • Exchange of open blockchain does not trigger broker dealer regulations

3 Tech commentaries:

  • Wyoming is forward-thinking to allow freer reign for cryptocurrency companies
  • Makes Cheyenne intruiging to a  few dozen crypto startups
  • Wyoming revealed its willingness to be a “test bed for future regulation”

The…

Lege TREND. Net Neutrality Bill Signed. State vs. Feds. 3 Points You need to Know to be Informed for your Tech & Internet Service Provider Clients.

  • 5 Governors have net nuetrality executive orders
  • Washington State Governor signed a Net Nuetrality Law
    •  The WA bill says providers offering service in the state cannot block or throttle legal content, & cannot offer fast-lane access to companies willing to pay extra.
  • Oregon’s Governor is expected to sign its Net Nuetrality Law
    • The OR bill prohibits state and local entities from buying internet service that blocks or throttles content
  • 25 States are considering net nuetrality bills
  • The…

Legal Trend. Ride Share + Data Breach = State Attorneys General File Suit . +1 State.

Pennsylvania Attorney General has filed suit against Uber for violating the state’s data breach notification laws.

What are the alleged violations? (Also Known As red flags for drafting data breach notification laws)

  • 13,500 Pennsylvanians were not notified in a reasonable time
  • each violation has a $1000 fine, for a total of $13.5 Million

What ogther circumstances did the Attorney General mention?

  • The company waited a year
  • intentionally hid the breach
  • contracted with hackers concerning the…

Local TREND. Local Government Triggers Data Consortium. +1 City- Texas' Bayou City.

What role did local government play? Houston Mayor and City Council tasked a group to develop strategies to support and attract technology companies

The result of the local government task:  A land-neutral proposal for a data consortium 

Local additional elements: The Univeristy of Houston’s Institute for Data Science that will focus on:

  • cyber and physical security
  • drug development and discovery
  • sustainable communities and infrastructure
  • accessible and personalized health care

 

Houston…

Lege & Contracting TREND. +1 Western State Sends Net Neutrality Bill to its Governor. 3 Points from the Bill.

State: Oregon

The legislation: OR HB 4155 (2018)

What does Oregon’s HB4155 do?

  • It does not mandate net nuetrality
  • it prohibits agencies, cities and counties from using internet service that blocks or prioritizes specific content or apps
  • it does not apply in areas where there is only 1 service provider

oregon Live | Oregon Senate sends net neutrality bill to Gov. Kate Brown

Seattle Times | Net neutrality bill passes Oregon Legislature 

 

Anatomy ot the Saguaro Cactus State & Local Cybersecurity Team. Membership + 3 Goals. Build Your Own State Team via Executive Order.

Arizona Governor Ducey by Executive Order created the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT).

ACT team membership: experts from state, local, and federal government, the private sector, and higher education

ACT Goals:

  • enhancing cybersecurity workforce development and education
  • increasing public awareness on cybersecurity best practices
  •  advise and provide recommendations to the governor

The ACT primer cites 4 data breaches to support its mission:

  • Texas Comptroller Data Breach
  • Utah Health Care…

Lege TREND. Criminalize Online Snooping. Read 3 Bill Highlights. Read 3 Opposition Highlights.

The Online Snooping Bill:

  • Georgia SB 315 (2018) 
  • Republican State Senator
  • unauthorized computer acess that didn’t involve taking data would result in a misdeamnor of a high and aggrevated nature

 

Opposition:

  • criminalizes lying on a dating profile
  • criminalizes violations of user agreements
  • criminalizes any use of a work computer for personal use like checking the Falcons score

Washington Post | Sweeping Georgia cybercrime bill would target ‘snoopers’