Monthly Archives: July 2021

What’s happening? Colorado Governor signed SB 21-190 (2021 | CO) requiring companies to disclose how they use data; and giving Coloradans  the right to opt out of data collection; “access, correct or delete” the data, or obtain a portable copy of the collected information Why is this important? Colorados enforcement mechanism is to apply the […]

What’s happening? Ohio Republicans are proposing data privacy rights that would allow Ohioans to have the ability to have personal data deleted and request that it not be sold. Businesses would “adhere to specified data standards” & the Ohio Attorney General would have exclusive authority to enforce it. No “private right of action would exist” Why […]

What’s happening? Congress is considering No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2021  that would ban biometric technology in most federally funded public housing Why is this important? Lawmakers aren’t only in treated in the use of biometric software but also the rational behind using the software in the first place. How will this be […]

What’s happening? In 2013 8 tech companies formed Reform Government Surveillance to lobby for surveillance reforms by opposing the “dragnet collection of Americans’ private data” Why is this important? we’re talking about Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo and AOL, Amazon, Dropbox, Evernote, Snap and Zoom How will this be important? A lobbying firm that […]

What’s happening? Visa says for the 1st 6 months of 2021 crypto linked credit card transactions topped $1 billion. Why is this important? In 2019 transactions were more like a blip. How will this be important? 70 million merchants world wide are accepting cryptocurrency based credit cards CNBC | Visa says crypto-linked card usage tops […]

What’s happening? Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving toward rule making to strengthen consumer access to their financial data. Why is this important? Sometimes you need to share your financial information, to use things like Quicken’s automatic features or auto payments. How will this be important? Big banks and big financial companies want to control personal […]

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 […]