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The Hill How presidential campaigns could be putting your data at risk
What happened to expose customer data at Trump Hotels? Hotel security systems were “compromised as a result of malware that went unnoticed on system computers for more than a year.”
How long did hackers potentially have access? 1+ year
What responses did Trump Hotels have?
A a security and privacy group of tech savvy types reviewed presidential candidate websites, and the results are not good if you like security and privacy.
17 of 23 candidates failed according to the The Online Trust Alliance, a nonprofit backed by businesses in the tech industry.
Why such a poor showing for data security this campaign season?
Rand Paul has filabuster against the Patriot Act and has outspoken opinions on NSA data collection.
His opinions are echoed by Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders.
Factor in the recent federal government employee data breach and Hillary Clinton’s Department of State email, and data security and data privacy will play a key role in upcoming elections.
Back in 2013, gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott released his “We the People Plan” focusing on privacy. He’s concerned about data security, specifically:
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Lots of nobel bills become studies and reports when the opposition is vocal. For the last years, the Attorney General of California has released data breach reports.
In 2013, there were 167 breaches reported to the California Attorney General, exposing data of 18.5 Million Californians.
The California Attorney General also makes the following recommendations:
For the health care industry:
– Use strong encryption to protect medical info…
A contentious state house race in Kentucky has reached new dramatic heights when the Democratic Party sent out the arrest record of the Republican candidate, including his Social Security Number. A botched recovery for breaching data privacy by the Democratic Party isn’t helping this situation. The Republican called on the state Attorney General to investigate.
This campaign oops moment has led to more talk of better data security laws.
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Tech companies have been contributing exponentially more to campaigns and causes that are not favored by the perceived liberal core of Silicon Valley. Some argue the tech company liberal core isn’t liberal but rather libertarian. Just look to the hearty response Rand Paul received recently in Silicon Valley. Tech companies want changes to data privacy laws. Tech companies generally support increased protection for your data privacy and they are putting their money where t…Tech Company Political Giving To Support Data Privacy Legislation