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Know those calls to your mobile that look suspiciously like a number you know? Arkansas SB 514 (2019 |AR) would change the penalty for those calls.
The bill would increase the penalty for spoofing from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class D felony. That’s up to 6 years in prison & a fine up to $10,000.
Telecom companies would have to:
Debate over Michigan HB 4186 (2019 | MI) and HB 4187 (2019 | MI) focuses on the time period for notification.
The bills cut notification time in MI from 90 days to 45 days. Chamber of Commerce is as thrilled as a cat in the rain.
45 days is a standard adopted by 13 states.
An amendment proposal is for 75 days when the information is processed by a credit card processor.
Small Business Association of Michigan | New Data Breach Bill Moves Amid Latest Ransomware Attack
Marriott CEO testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and said that the hotel chain would now use encryptiona nd toeknization (blockchain, distributed ledger) to safely store data.
Security Boulevard | Marriott Could Have Prevented Privacy Data Breach with Tokenization
Facebook has admitted to storing 10s of MILLIONS of passwords in plain text. Security Expertts say 600 Million passwords were stored in plain text.
Tech Crunch | Facebook admits it stored ‘hundreds of millions’ of account passwords in plaintext
Where: Pennsylvania
The legislation: HB 225 (2019 | PA)
The Cybersecurity Innovation Commission must:
New Castle News | Under the Radar: Bill would aim to beef up state’s cybersecurity
Bipartisan S592 (2018-2019| Congress) would require businesses to disclose:
California’s SB 561 (CA | 2019) would allow individuals to bring suit against a company for a data breach that includes their personal information.
The caveat: companies would have to have failed to provide reasonable security precautions.
Insurance Journal | California Bills Would Add More Punch to Consumer Data Protection Law
What legislative provisions are getting push back from state data officials? require government contractors to install monitoring software
Is there a national group pushing back on this lobbying effort? National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued a statement opposing the bills
What is the opposition? It puts citizen information at risk
How many states have seen this language? 23
State Scoop | Nationwide lobbying push for contractor monitoring software alarms state CIOs
A 2018 Brookings study categorizes state blockchain legislation and regulation.
States Recognizing Innovation Potential:
States Actively Engaged:
States that are orgnaized:
States that are appreciative:
States that are reactionary:
States that are unaware: