Category Archives: consumer goods

Business TREND. 3 Ways Tech Business Spin Data Privacy/Data Security

  • Facebook
    • The future is private
    • We will make your information private
  • Google
    • What you get in return is more valuale
    • We make it wasier for you to navigate the world, so its all ok
  • Microsoft
    • We can make your elections safer
    • “privacy is a human right”

What do they say to legislators? Trust US

What do they say to consumers? We won’t misues your data, AKA trust us

What are they saying to investors? There won’t be any regulations, trust us, returns will be great still

Fast Company…

Lege TREND. Wyoming. Leader in Blockchain Legislation. 4 New Bills.

Lege Trend. +1 State Broad Data Privacy Legislation

Washington State is considering SB 5376 and HB 1854 (WA | 2019) will:

  • Consumer Access to data collected on them
  • Consumers can delete data collected on them
  • Consumers can correct their data
  • Consumers can restrict access to their data
  • Consumers can get a copy of their data
  • Consumers can object to their data for marketing
  • No profiling based on data
  • Comapnies collecting data have 30 days to respond to consumer requests, with an extention of an additional 60 days for voluminous requests

The…

Liability Issue. Lege Trend. Internet of Things.

How do consumers hold manufacturers of internet of things products, like a connected refrigerator, liable for a data theft or property damage from a hack?

That is part of what California’s SB 327 (2018 | CA) seeks to clarify to protect consumers.

CNN Wire | WE NEED STRONGER CYBERSECURITY LAWS FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS

Refreshing our Recollection | Internet Bill of Rights | Hello, Telecom: Hint, Hint: This is where the left & right meet.

Activists are promoting an Internet bIll of Rights, the kind of bill state legislatures love. What would it do?

  • Keeping your “browsing history” private
    • ​Except: fraud or potential crimes  
  • Full disclosure when being monitored, and the right to opt out
  • Preserving the privacy of your social media accounts.
  • Ownership of your personal, digital content
  • Notification of injurious data breaches
  • Fair play on social media platforms and/or internet providers
  • Protecting children on social media
  • P…

Lege TREND. Requiring Consumer Goods with Unique Passwords. 3 Points You Need to Know:

California’s Internet of Things legislation, SB 327 (2018 | CA), requires consumer goods to:

  • come with a unique password per consumer good
  • passwords cannot be set to admin or password
  • in the alternative, consumer goods can require a statup procedure that requires the consumer to set a password

BBC News | Weak passwords banned in California from 2020

Campaign & Lege TREND. Data Collection by Businesses. 1st Proposal in the Nation.

A ballot proposition in California would:

  • allow Californias to tell businesses not to sell their personal information
  • permit Californians lawsuits if  a business fails to implement reasonable security procedures and later suffered a data breach
  • creates a right to know for consumers to know when a business sells or discloses their information for a business purpose

Exception to the ballot proposal?

business that collect less than $50 million in annual revenue and meet certain other standards…

Lege TREND. Quick Read the The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act.

The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act. S2639 (2018) will:

  • require edge providers (Facebook and Google)
  • obtain opt-in consent from users before using, sharing  or selling their information
  • require reasonable data security practices from edge providers
  • require notifcation to users about all collection, use, and sharing of users’ personal information, and to inform users of a data breach
  • clarifies that enforcement authority trests…

5 best practices. Business & Government Cooperation for Data Security from US Businesses

The US Chamber of Commerce has a new White Paper supporting business-government partnerships for data security.

The 5 best practices recommended: 

  • Cultivate trusted and bi-directional relationships with law enforcement and prosecutors
  • Join a cyber information sharing organization
  • Implement and Update cyber incident response plans
  • Loop in legal counsel to keep counsel up to date on business’ cyber plans and resources
  • Actively contact law enforcement during incident response for suspected…