What’s happening? Detroit is using a marketing campaign for the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program focused on a hotline number, radio ads, tv ads all targeted by the distinct neighborhoods. Flyers are distributed to churches. Why is this important? The digital divide isn’t only urban-rural, but also within urban areas. How will this be […]
Monthly Archives: September 2021
State Election Security New Hires: Cyber Navigators
What’s happening? The new buzz word for state election security is “cyber navigators. Why is this important? Cyber navigators are said to break down complicated cuber security for elections into tangible achievable pieces for election administrators How will this be important? 7 States have passed cyber navigator programs: Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and […]
Ohio Personal Privacy Act
What is happening? Republican leadership in Ohio is proposing data rights for Ohioans with the ability to have personal data deleted and request that it not be sold. Why is this important? OH led the nation in offering liability protection for companies that maintained reasonable dat security measures. That was 2017. Today, elected officials want […]