Where: Maine
The legislation: LD 946 (2019 | ME)
What would this bill do? Require Internet Service Provers to get Customers to OPT IN to sell cusotmer data
Government Technology | Maine Bill Would Force ISPs to Ask to Sell Customer Data
Category Archives: data privacy
Lege TREND. Anatomy of a Failed Data Privacy Bill in a Tech State
Washington State Legislature did not enact SB 5376, a GDPR like data privacy bill, here are some reasons why:
- Supporters, privacy advocates, started calling for a stronger bill
- Critics harped on the bill still permitting facial recognition software
- Negotiations did not include more than 1 Republican and no consumer advocates
SC Magazine | Washington state legislature passes data breach law, but punts on privacy law
Lege TREND. Revisiting How one State Responded to Equifax Breach
State: Massachusetts
Legislation: H 4806 (2018 |MA)
What did Massachusetts enact?
- consumer consent before any third party can obtain the consumer’s credit report
- free credit freezes and thaws
- entieis that have suffered a data breach have enhanced reporting requirements
- free credit monitoring to affected consumers
Leominster Champion | Governor Signs Bill to Enhance Credit Data Security
+1 IOT Bill. Lege Trend. Individual passwords for your Fridge and your Porch lightbulb.
State: Oregon
The legislation: House Bill 2395 (2019 |OR)
What would HB 2395 require?
- require manufacturers to take implement a process for each device a unique password
Why? So that a hacker could access only 1 device in 1 hack.
Oregonian | Oregon House passes bill requiring security for online devices
Lege TREND. Data Minimization in Cybersecurity bill drafts
What do I need to know about data minimization? It means that companies shouldn’t collect personal data “beyond what is adequate, relevant and necessary” for the product or service.
What’s an example? Your takeaway driver doesn’t need access to your photo library to scan your credit card
NextGov | Inside One Lawmaker’s Proposal for a Privacy Bill of Rights
Regulatory TREND.Biometric Security Oversight Commissions. Forward Thinking Procurement Opportunities.
Where: Australia
What group is recommending a Biometric Security Oversight Commission? The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
In its report the joint committee found that:
- need to protect biometric data collected and shared among law enforcement agencies
- increase IoT security awareness
- review of biometric and persoinal information security legislation to keep it up to date,
- consider hybrid storage facilities
- consider advanced techniques like artificial intelligence for…
IOT Lege TREND. +1 IOT hackable Item
IOT legislation is the hot topic for 2019. Also known as how to keep your thermostat from being the way hackers hack your personal information.
So, what is the next hacker target? Indoor Garden sellers that offer a light source and temperature control gardening.
Tech Crunch | AeroGarden maker says hackers stole months of credit card data
Business TREND. Industry Calls for First Amendment Rules with Data Privacy Rules.
Who: Facebook
What does Facebook want? It wants to know the rules of the game for political speech and the Constitution
Why? The government rather than a private comapny, like facebook shuld detemrine constitutional limitations
Variety | Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says ‘We Need New Rules’ Regulating Political Speech
Data Security new Threats to Water and Wastewater. Regulatory & Legislative Fixes on the Horizon.
IN March 2019 hackers got into a small Colorado water utility.
Are there regualtory parallels that can be made to secure the water and waste water systems? Yes, Water utilities & power distributors share similar industrial control systems
Which states have taken water security measures forward? NJ, NY
Business TREND. State adoption of GDPR standards.
Facebook CEO is the latest tech CEO calling for adoption of GDPR standards.