Monthly Archives: June 2021

What’s happening? Legislation to allow parents and kids to petition tech companies to remove posts to ensure “A Right to be Forgotten” Why is this important? It allows the ramblings of a 17 year old to not be used against the 35 year old version of themselves by their employer How will this be important? […]

What’s happening? National Republican Congressional Committee has announced it will accept cryptocurrency as campaign contributions Why is this important? They’ve agreed to use a payment service– BitPay the crypto will be converted to cash. The cash will be deposited thereby circumventing the Federal Election Commission’s $100 cap on cryptocurrency. How will this be important? As […]

What’s happening? Illinois is considering HB 3968 (2021 | IL) that would create a special purpose depository trust for digital assets. Why is this important? Because digital assets reside in packets scattered across multiple platforms, what custodial obligations the custodians have is unclear. How will this be important? Custody of digital assets will be important […]

What’s happening? An amendment in Ohio would prohibit public broadband operators from providing service as long as there was a private-sector company operating in the area. Why is this important? The limited exception for public or municipal broadband would be to only unserved area & those without access to download speeds of at least 10 […]

What’s happening? California, Virginia and now Colorado have passed consumer data privacy bills. SB21-190 (2021- CO) Why is this important? There are 17 exceptions to the Colorado bill that paint the path forward for other states. The exceptions include airlines, national securities association, public utilities, higher education, financial institutions… How will this be important?  3 […]

What’s happening? First, Cersi Lanister has to take the walk of shame on Game of Thrones, and now it’s data breaches.  Texas passed HB3746 (2021 | TX) that requires a public data base listing data breaches if more than 250 people are impacted. Why is this important? Policy makers loves databases. Let’s see who the […]

What’s happening? Cities are seeing bitcoin ATMs emerge. A landlord in Los Angeles permits bitcoin as rent payment.  In total, there are 18,000 bitcoin ATMs across the U.S. Why is this important?  Los Angeles has more bitcoin ATMs than any other city at more than 1000. After L.A., it is Chicago with  600.  How will […]

What’s happening? Baltimore City Council is moving forward an ordinance to ban facial recognition software.  Why is this important? The City wants to study whether the software infringes on the privacy of its citizens. The City is fresh off a program that used a crime fighting “spy plane” that captured private citizen behavior.  How will […]

What’s happening? 75% of states say COVID had an impact on their remote access security, and about 50% of those said they expanded their existing data loss protection technology. 27% of states acquired new security tools Why is this important? Security and broadband access are going hand in hand. 39% of states say their internet […]

What’s happening? Maryland, Montana and Utah limit what police can access through genealogy websites. Why is this important? These are the only 3 states that limit access to genealogical information. How will this be important? The question is where is the lim it. For these 3 states the limit seem tone that police can use […]