Category Archives: data encryption

3 Reasons Tech Giants Oppose Australia's Encrypted Data Law

Which tech giants are we talking about? Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon

What is the opposition to the Australian encrypted data law?

  • giving law enforcement access,  creates tools that weaken encryption & is a huge risk to our digital security
  • oppose back-door access to their user’s data
  • 5 nations in the  Five Eyes nations are expected to follow suit: Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, US and Canada

CNBC | Apple and Facebook among tech firms lobbying against Australia’s encrypted…

Campaign Trend. Devices and Campaigns. What's preferred?

Campaign entity: The DNC

The data device policy:  Eliminate Android, espcially ZTE devices. Retain iphones.

Is there a campaign officer for security? Yes, chief information security officer, the former chief information security officer at Yahoo

Forbes | Democrat Cyber Defenders Are Purging Androids In Favor Of iPhones

3 Reasons for Veto of Data Security Bill that Tech Companies Opposed. 4 Steps to a Successful Bill in Veto Statement.

Georgia Governor Deal vetoed  SB315 (2018 | GA)  because:

  • the bill could undermined national security
  •  harmed private businesses’ efforts to stop hackers
  • Georgia needs more discussion on this bill

A future data security bill should:

  • develop a comprehensive policy
  • promoting national security
  • protecting online information
  • continuing to advance Georgia’s position as a leader in the technology industry

Veto Statement on SB 315 May 8, 2018 Georgia Governor Deal

Politically Georgia | Computer…

Business TREND. New Data Security Business Coalition.

Members of  “Reform Government Surveillance”: Apple, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Twitter

6 Plank Agenda:

  • limiting government authority to collect user information
  • enhancing government oversight
  • promoting transparency about government demands for data
  • preventing hurdles for sharing information
  • ensuring cooperation between nations’ governments
  • encryption. opposing any government required engineered vulnerailities in technology

Politico | SURVEILLANCE COALITION INCLUDES NEW AGENDA ITEM

Lege TREND. Blockchain Bills in the Goldenrod flower state. 3 Key Elements to the Bills with Local Government Preemption

State: Nebraska

The legislation: 

  • LB 987 Bitcoin as acceptable currency
  • LB 691 Virtual Currency Money Laundering Act
  • LB 694  State preemtion on blockchain technology & prohibits local taxing of blockchain
  • LB 695 Blockchain state contracting

LB 694 & 695 will require that:

  • blockchain signatures are legally valid in Nebraska
  • smart contracts are valid in all commerce in Nebraska
  • local governments cannot tax, license or regulate blockchain technology

Omaha World Herald | Nebraska…

Equifax Fix TREND. The different route a Plains State Takes. 3 Key Points from the Bill.

Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 757  that will:

  • Applies data security requires people and businesses that owns, licenses or maintains data of Nebraska residents
  • Requires a data security standard of “reasonable security procedures and practices:
  • Ties the state legislation to  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

How does this differ from other state approaches?

  • Other states have focused on free credit freezes and free credit report…

Red State Bill. Protecting Health Care Data in its Data Security Laws. Read the bill Text. Be informed.

Iowa’s Attorney General is supporting House Study Bill 526 (2018)  which adds the following health care information to the state’s data breach statute:

  • medical records, physical and mental health
    • including treatment & diagnosis
  • health insurance information

Any other requirements in House Study Bill 526 (2018) ?

  • 45 day notification requirement
  • 128-bit data encryption requirement
  • Notification to the state if written notification to more than 500 consumers in the state is required by a…

Lege Trend. Procurement Opportunity. Gulf State Looks to Secure Business Contracts via Blockchain Legislation. Read the Bill.

Florida legislature is considering House Bill 1357 that will :

  • look to transition state data centers to blockchain technology
  • provides for electronic contracts and signatures secured by blockchain technology

 

As a side note, Arizona passed a similar bill in 2017. AZ HB 2417 (2017)

CoinDesk | Florida Bill Would Legally Recognize Blockchain Signatures, Smart Contracts

9 Parts. North Carolina Data Security Bill. Post-Equifax.

The state Attorney General and a State Representative are promoting an forthcoming North Carolina bill, the Act to Strengthen Identity Theft Protections.

Here’s what the bill will do:

  • Include ransomware in definition of data breach
  • Protect more information by creating a duty for businesses to have reasonable data security standards, and include insurance/medical information in the data breach notification law
  • Quicker consumer notification.  15 day time limit to notify the consumer & the…