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? Stop thinking of it as data privacy compliance Start thinking about the issue as “harmonization of the customer relationship” […]
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Blockchain Caucus in Texas?
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: legislation to update the state’s Uniform Commercial Code legislation to enable broader blockchain infrastructure NTX Inno | Texas Blockchain Council unveils […]
+1 State Adopts COVID App
Hawaii Health Department has launched AlohaSafe Alert app. What does AlohaSafe Alert app do? Will alert app users if they’ve been in contact with anyone who is positive Relies on Bluetooth technology that is said to better protect personal data Will supplement contact tracing by the Hawaii Department of Health What will count as exposure […]
COVID. How Data Spurs Health Care Innovation.
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? It would anonymize health care data Emerging Europe | […]
Banker Objections over State Cryptocurrency Adoption
What government is considering a State Crypto Currency? Sweden What are Swedish banker concerns? Sweden is already a mostly digital, or cashless e-krona users can bypass middlemen, private banks, and connect directly to the Central Bank Commercial banks would become dependent on wholesale markets for liquidity the e-krona is set to be traceable, moving the […]
Autonomous Vehicles Rely on Data.
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? Has there been consent to collect the data? Is express consent required? What data is collected? is it all defined as […]
1st State to Ban Facial Recognition Software in Schools
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 […]