Facebook has admitted to storing 10s of MILLIONS of passwords in plain text. Security Expertts say 600 Million passwords were stored in plain text.
Tech Crunch | Facebook admits it stored ‘hundreds of millions’ of account passwords in plaintext
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5 Points. Apple Desired Information Privacy Law.
- tech companies should de-identify customer data or not collect customer data
- comprehensive federal law is necessary
- why? tech companies that collect a lot of data are basically spies
- people should have a right in their data, and a right to have that data minimized
- consumers must be told what data is being collected & why
- the data belongs to the users and users (consumers) should always have access to it
The gold standard law: GDPR in the EU
TREND. Data Breach + State Treasurers = Calls for Business Leadership Changes.
State Treasurers from RI, PA and IL and New York City are backing Trillium Asset Management in calling for Zuckerberg to step down from facebook over security breaches and misuse of the platform by foreign agents.
Governing | States and New York City Urge Mark Zuckerberg to Give Up Facebook Chairman Role
Lege TREND. Data Miner Regulations. Legislation proposal.
How a state can legislatively protect its residents from data miners:
- apply laws not only to 3rd party data miners but also 1st party data miners that do have a direct relationship with consumers such as:
- retailers
- social media companies
Also, what is a data miner? an entity or person that collects and sells personal information from consumers with whom the broker has no direct relationship
Electronic Fronteir Foundation | Vermont’s New Data Privacy Law
Lege Trend. An internet bill of rights? Hello all tech & telecom: this one is for you. Marketing and data limits.
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
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Business Trend. Tech Companies Expand Legislative Interest & Split on Liability Issues. Case in Point:
Oracle repoprtedly broke with other tech companies, to openly back a federal human trafficking bill.
The legislation:Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, sponsored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Robert Portman (R-OH)
What this bill would do: Amend protections for social networking sites & online platforms such as Google and Facebook from being held legally liable for content shared by those on the site.
What do tech opponents say? These amendments will create endless…