Monthly Archives: January 2021

What’s the deal? SB 475 (2021 | TX) by Nelson came from the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council. Its going to require consent before agencies retain data about you or your location & requires consent for bio markers and GPS. Why should we care? Data Privacy legislation is the new big fight between federal law […]

What’s the deal? The corporate lawyers are talking and they say cyber security and data privacy are the top legal challenges. Why should we care? Large lawsuits also impact laws and regulations. Why does this matter to me? Lawsuits aren’t isolated and can impact insurance rates, cost of goods and services, and generate legislative causes. […]

What’s the deal? Staten Island D.A. Office is using facial recognition software. Yeah, the same software that some cities and states are banning because it misidentifies people especially Black people and people of color. Why should we care? This facial recognition software isn’t like the stuff that tech companies hit the pause button on, the […]

What’s the deal? COVID and the resulting work from home, telehealth & virtual schools exposed the gaps in internet access. Cities and states are working to expand access. CT Gov. has a plan for statewide access. CT’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority would require ISPs to provide access to all residents where the ISP has a […]

State legislators in Illinois are making their list and checking it twice for the reasons why Illinois should permit residents to sue social media for censorship. On their lists: Some legislators want social media to maintain its open platform and free sharing of diverse ideas Some legislators want social media to have tools to keep […]

Say you’re on social media. Say you think that social media company is censoring you. Can you sue? Under a new HB1144 (2021 | ND) would allow a resident of North Dakota to sue an out of state tech company if the person is censored by the social media company.

Does the public support it? Yes, 54% say yes What does the 54% support? legislation to clarify how restrict or remove content from social media sites legislation to clarify and when to remove content from social media sites legislation to clarify what kind of content is deemed appropriate How do people feel about letting companies […]

What are prognosticators pointing to as signs for revival of federal data protection legislation? VP Harris was Attorney General of California when California passed its landmark data protection legislation VP Harris created a Privacy Protection & Data Enforcement Office within the California State Attorney General Office International policies have focused on omnibus protections and not […]

Where: Massachusetts What: Legislation gave vehicle owners greater access to vehicle data so that owners and independent mechanics to send commands to the vehicle for repair How did voters receive the constitutional protection? 75% voted to support the protection Can this help company and government fleets? Yes, it is seen as a move to open […]

AB 27 (2021 | NY ) would: develop a written retention policy setting forth the time period for information containing biometric data require consent for collecting biometric data prohibit organizations from selling or otherwise profiting from the biometric data