FCC wades into data security enforcement by fining two telecom companies $10M for failing to properly secure their customer data. Does the PUC have this power? [WSJ]
Category Archives: data privacy
Data Security Experts: Longterm Political & Legislative Reform
Data breaches. There’s a new one every week. Cybersecurity experts say the only way to address the issue is long term legislative and political reform. Bruce Schneier, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard says there should be more regualtion on business to secure our personal information. What does those regulations looks like?
- Causes of Action for consumers against the business.
- Government imposed penalties against businesses.
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Data Breach: Staples
News reports allege that Staples had a data breach. There’s a long list of retailers that have endured a data breach.
Forbes discusses the role personal repsonsibility has in data breach corrections. Legislating personal responsibility is challenging. The modus operandi of the Legislature is putting into place new regulations on retailers, banks and/or creating new civil or criminal penalties. [Forbes]<...
Refreshing Recollection: Retail Data Breach Leads to Multi District Class Action Litigation
Almost a year ago, Target experienced a large data security breach through a third party vendor. This data breachprompted federal and state legislation, and class action law suits.
The Target data breach led to at least 27 federal causes of action in 18 different federal courts. MDL, multi district litigation, is a hot topic for the Texas Legislature. MDL was addressed in 2003 tort reform legislation and in various asbestos litigation reforms.
If Texas creates causes of act…
500 Million Financial Records Hacked Says the FBI
The FBI is sharing frightening information. 500 Million financial records have been hacked.
Can you hear all those bills being written? Legisaltor comments write themselves: FBI statistics indicate that 500 million financial records have been hacked. These vicitms deserve justice for the invasion in their privacy. This bill will give the vicitims of hacking justice….
What remains to be seen is whether these bills will go after the hackers? after the financial institutions…
Internet Association forms PAC
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]
Executive Action on Data Security. Next Step Executive Action in Texas.
All federal debit and credit cards will require PIN and chip technology. President Obama required the data security measures by issuing an executive order. The Order is heralded by the National Retailers Federation. [Roll Call]
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California is limiting how third party education vendors can use student data. In an interview with Education Week, the new law is referred to as the “first truly comprehensive student-data-privacy legislation” and said he expects it to become a model for other states around the country.” [Education Week]
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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… For a good while law enforcement could obtain cell phone data without a warrant. Its a controversial 4th amendment issue throughout the US, including in Texas. Florida police had a warrant for calls going into and out of a defendant’s phone, but the Florida Supreme Court said that warrant did not cover tracking cell phone data to follow the defendant’s movements. The ruling is being heralded as an enormous victory for privacy rights.
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CA Gov. Brown Signs Landmark Education Privacy Bill
FBI Chief: Pendulum of Privacy Has Swung Too Far
FL Supreme Court Limits Cell Phone Data Tracking