Category Archives: legislative trend

Lege TREND. Election Hacking. Low Rates of Voting in a Specific Statewide Race.

Georgia uses exclusively paperless ballots. The November 2018 election produced high numbers of people not voting for Lt. Governor.

A lawsuit seeks to invalidate that race due to the low voting numbers in that specific race and calling for forensic examination of the electronic voting machines.

Politico | Another Georgia voting kerfuffle

Lege TREND. New Kid on the Block. Business Advocating for Data Privacy Fundamental Right.

Cisco is asking governmetns around the world to make data privacy a fundamental right.

The talking points:

  • Security: Assign responsibility to protect the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resiliency of data;
  • Transparency: Explain how data is collected, used, transferred, and disclosed;
  • Accountability: Ensure governance for data under the entity’s stewardship, including a data protection team, applying a risk-based approach;
  • Innovation: Recognise multi-stakeholder-driven…

Lege TREND. Public Private Cyber WorkForce Exchange

WHAT: Cyber Security Exchange Act,”

Bipartisan? Yes, Senators Thune (R) & Klobuchar (D)

How does the Cyber security Exchange work?

  • create an exchange program between the federal government and private firms
  • to bring more cybersecurity expertise to the federal workforce
  • The program would allow for a 2 year tours of duty with the federal government

 

The Hill | Bipartisan bill would create public-private cyber workforce exchange

Anatomy of Lobbying FOR and AGAINST Data Privacy Legislation

After passing firs tin the nationa data privacy protection, to a GDPR level, here’s a roadmap of  the supporters and opponents :

  • Against/Changing the state level GDPR-like standards:
    • California Chamber of Commerce
      • $2.2 million coalition that tried to scuttle the ballot initiative
      •  $1.6 million in lobbying
    •  tech-backed Internet Association
      • $200,000 on lobbying
  • For the state level GDPR-standards:
    •  Common Sense Media
    • Electronic Frontier Foundation
    • Consumer advocates

Why…

Lege TREND. Requiring Warrants for Mobile Phone Data.

Utah’s  HB 57 (UT | 2019) would require a warrant before police can access data shared with an app or third party, like cloud storage.

Supporters say:

Salt Lake Tribune | A Utah lawmaker is pushing a digital privacy bill that would bar warrantless searches of data…

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…

Regulatory TREND. State Agency Data Security Requirements for Student DATA. Civil Liability Education Vendors.

New York Department of Education is proposing new rules  that will:

  • Parent’s Bill of Rights applicable to 3rd party vendors and setting standards on disclosing student data
  • The National Institute for Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (“NIST CSF”)
  • Annual training for school district employees
  • A Data Protection Officer in every school
  • Notice of a school data breach must be given to the Department of Education within 10 days
  • Civil Penalties that accrue per individual affected…

3 Legislative Issues. Self Driving Car Data.

  • Privacy. Who owns the data. Who gave consent to collect the data.
  • Security. What data should be protected from transfer.
  • Public Safety. How can the data be used to protect the public and transportation systems in smart cities.

How can governments use data from self driving cars?

  • managing traffic
  • urban planning
  • allocating public funds 

phys.org | self-driving cars and geospatial data: Who holds the keys?

2019 Student Data Security State Standings. Legislative Trends.

What entity is ranking states on student data protection?  Parent Coalition for Student Privacy

Best State for student Data Protection? Colorado with a B

Worst states for student data protection? 11 way tie with Fs for Alabama, Alaska, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, Vermont, Wisconsin

The populous states?

  • California C
  • New York B-
  • Illinois C+
  • Texas D+
  • Florida D+
  • Pennsylvania D-

Lingering Education Data Security Issue for all…