Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

The Police Force: City of Los Angeles The position on facial recognition software:  Officers & detectives are prohibited from using outside facial recognition platforms in their investigations They can continue to use  Los Angeles County Regional Identification System which relies on criminal booking photos Los Angeles Times reports LAPD has used facial recognition software 30,000 […]

Facial Recognition Software is a hot topic for policy makers. The EU has new rules that allow for the sale of software, like facial recognition software, but adds a lot of transparency requirements. What new rules will apply in the EU? require a license to sell technology with military applications due diligence on such sales […]

Who ranked Texas as reactionary on blockchain policy: The Brookings Institute Who is talking about the ranking? The Texas Blockchain Council  Why did the Texas Blockchain Council form? “Texas is positioning itself to pick up the mantle of leadership in the emerging technology space” Long term goals: “public-private partnerships that include research institutes, regulatory agencies, private […]

$1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund 50/10 Megabits per second (Mbps) to rural and remote communities up to $750 million available for large impact projects up to $50 million available to support mobile projects that primarily benefit Indigenous peoples. up to $150 million available as part of our Rapid Response Stream  High Speed Access for all: Canada’s Connectivity Strategy. Government of […]

Cities are trying to tackle high crime areas by collecting data on the cars that enter certain high crime portions of their cities. What do privacy advocates say? Creates permanent records of virtually everywhere any of us has driven Transforms the consequences of leaving home to pursue private life, and opening up many opportunities for […]

S4833 (116th Congress | Hassan & Cornyn) would give states access tot he National Guard to enforce cyber security laws. Route Fifty | New Bill Would Codify States’ Ability to Use Federally Funded National Guard for Cybersecurity

Goldman Sachs estimates that by 2022 the global data industry will be worth more than $250 billion. So what are investors looking for? How will legislation and regulation impact data security, advertisement, marketing and the requisite data. Add in pop culture…. with the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma that echoed the phrase– “if you’re not […]

Who made the recommendations? Governor’s Broadband Development Council Where do I read all their fancy words? 2020 Texas Report Governor’s Broadband Development Council What are their recommendations? The Texas Legislature create a state broadband plan The Texas Legislature create a state broadband office Study the benefit of a state broadband funding program to incentivize deployment in unserved […]

What’s coming our way? Crypto currency credit cards How? ZenGo, a c crypto currency start up, is working with Visa to develop a non-custodial crypto payment card How will the credit card work? It will be the first card tied to a self-hosted, on-chain, multi-currency wallet where funds are controlled by the user Decrypt | […]

56+% California voters approved new data privacy standards in the state including: 3x fines for companies that violate kids’ privacy Create a dedicated state agency to enforce data privacy laws Holds big business accountable Closes loopholes that proponents say companies like Facebook, Google, Spotify and others have exploited Champions of the proposition: Alastair Mactaggart, a […]