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the lower rate for power intensive industries (capacity of more than 0.5 megawatts)
the rate: $0.00056 per kilowatt hour
- 2.8% of the standard tax rate

The new rate tax structure for bitcoin in Norway:

$0.019 per kilowatt hour

CryptoCurrency 365 | Norway Decided to Impose Normal Electricity Tax on Miners

Lege TREND. Define Cyber Events like Hurricanes or Terrorism. Read the bill.

The Nevada Legislature will consider SB69 (2019 | NV) which is:

backed by the Division of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management
defines significant cyber events like invasions, disasters and riots
require schools, cities, counties and resorts to have emergency response plans
designates October as “Cybersecurity Awareness Month”
allows the governor to call on the national guard during a significant cyber event

Nevada Independent | New pre-filed bills take aim at education,…

Regulatory TREND. Accept Bitcoin for TAX PAYMENTS. 3 takeaways from Ohio

Ohio is the 1st state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
On OhioCrypto.com 23 Ohio taxes can be paid via bitcoin
Bitcoin tax payments will be limited to Businesses
- After a successful pilot with businesses, then the bitcoin tax payments will open for individual OH taxpayers

Crypto Currency News | Ohio Accepts Bitcoin for Tax Payments: A Much-Needed Silver Lining.

1 Road Block for Anti-Hacker State Legislation

States have taken different approaches to how to regulate hacking by research, or white hat hackers, who identify and report data security vulnerabilities.

An example of this is a researcher who discovered in 2017 that USPS had left open all user information of the usps.gov website. There was no response from USPS, and the breach was disclosed this week.

Tech Crunch | U.S. Postal Service Data Breach Exposes Data of 60M Customers

3 Reasons Texas Needs Legislation to Reign in BOTS

Texas is a leader. Texas should lead in regulating false information spread by bots
Texas has been impacted by misinformation. Both these Texas events were followed by false information:
- Austin bombings in March
- Santa Fe High School shooting in May
Model Legislation should include:
- the 1st amendment should be respected for individuals and corporations
- Bots should be labeled and identified
- Outreach to encourager fact checking
- Media Literacy in Schools

Jared Schroeder | Assistant…

Business TREND. Large Tech Company 6 Points to Any Data Privacy Bill. Tech Company Drafts Model Privacy Bill

Intel has drafted model data privacy bill that includes these 6 points:

comprehensive, technology neutral and support the free flow of data
risk-based accountability approaches
Automated decision-making should be fostered while augmenting it with safeguards
promote access to data, supporting the creation of reliable datasets available to all, fostering incentives for data sharing, and promoting cultural diversity
Funding research in security
Algorithms can help detect unintended…

Lege TREND. Constitutional protections for personal information.

New Hampshire voters approved a state constititional amendment to protect from government intrusion personal and private information.

The constitutional language: An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.

The passage rate: 80% of votgers supported it

Reason | N.H. Constitution Now Protects “Right to Live Free from Governmental Intrusion in Private or Personal Information”

Liability Issue. Lege Trend. Internet of Things.

How do consumers hold manufacturers of internet of things products, like a connected refrigerator, liable for a data theft or property damage from a hack?

That is part of what California’s SB 327 (2018 | CA) seeks to clarify to protect consumers.

CNN Wire | WE NEED STRONGER CYBERSECURITY LAWS FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS