October 2018 – Page 3 – InfoHive

3 Reasons Tech Giants Oppose Australia's Encrypted Data Law

Which tech giants are we talking about? Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon

What is the opposition to the Australian encrypted data law?

giving law enforcement access, creates tools that weaken encryption & is a huge risk to our digital security
oppose back-door access to their user’s data
5 nations in the Five Eyes nations are expected to follow suit: Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, US and Canada

By applying the Deceptive Trade Practices Act to ALL data privacy violations under state law, consumers can bring private causes of action.

States can enacted legislation to address Data Broikers by:

impose a fiduciary duty towards the consumers whose data they harvest and monetize
establish a government office to assist the victims of data breaches
compensation for their financial & non-financial injuries
require disclosures by data brokers like:
- consumer’s “right to know” what personal information a data broker has gathered
- how the broker obtained it
- to whom they sold it
require consumer consent for data…

The TRUMP administration sued California when Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 327 (2018 | CA).

What is the federal government telling the state?

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION | informed:intel September 20, 2018:

California’s internet of things law, SB 327…