The Internet Association has been active in D.C. It’s now setting its sights on shaping student data security legislation and ride sharing legislation. It formed a California PAC. Next stop is Texas. [The Recorder]
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FBI Chief: Pendulum of Privacy Has Swung Too Far
Privacy is a hot issue. Citizens want privacy. The government wants to be free to peruse your electronic information. It’s causing a bone of contention between the U.S. government and big technology companies like Apple and Google that seek to protect and encrypt customer data.
The FBI Chief is warning Silicon Valley that they are doing too much to protect privacy. He wants Congress to act to allow the government to intercept more electronic information. That should be popular with…
Data Security & Firing Employees. Tread Carefully.
Breaching data security means jail time. Also- remember to be kind to people- when a fired employee is pushed to the point to break into secured email- there were communication problems. Communication problems usuallly trace to a failure to listen. Listen- it’s respectful. No one likes a name calling bully. Be smart, don’t incite those prone to hacking.
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Breaching security means jail time. Also- remember to be kind to people- when a fired employee breaks into secured email- there was a lack of respectful treatment. No one likes a name calling bully. 2015 legislation will include criminal penalties. Since the banking crisis, we’ve seen an uptick in criminal charges against corporations.
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Big week for tech and politics. Facebook & YELP stop contributing to ALEC. Tech companies are in high gear hiring consultants at record levels to navigate politics and government. Search warrants that make tech companies turn over terabytes of storage, angering their tech users, a…Data Security Laws Involve Jail Time
Techies have entered the Political World