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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. Legislation to Regulate Data BROKERS. 5 Point Legislative Plan.

States can enacted legislation to address Data Broikers by:

impose a fiduciary duty towards the consumers whose data they harvest and monetize
establish a government office to assist the victims of data breaches
compensation for their financial & non-financial injuries
require disclosures by data brokers like:
- consumer’s “right to know” what personal information a data broker has gathered
- how the broker obtained it
- to whom they sold it
require consumer consent for data…

LegeTREND. Consequence of state legislature enacted an internet of things security bill to protect data privacy

The TRUMP administration sued California when Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 327 (2018 | CA).

What is the federal government telling the state?

data privacy is federal jurisdiction because it impacts interstate commerce
the FCC chair says the “law prohibits many free-data plans”

Governing | Trump Administration Sues California After Governor Signs Net Neutrality Protections

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION | informed:intel September 20, 2018:

California’s internet of things law, SB 327…

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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+1 State Moving Net Neutrality Bill. Lege Trend. Talking Points + Lobbying Landscape

State legislature : California Senate passed 23:12 a net nuetrality bill

The Net Nuetrality Bill: SB 822 (2018 | CA)

What words are being used to describe the net nuetrality bill?

“gold standard” for states
86% of people, according to a University of Maryland poll, oppose the FCC repeal of net nuetrality
the bill sides with the public

What did the lobby effort look like against the bill?

AT&T, Comcast & industry groups, like USTELECOM, opposed SB 822
nearly $1 million spent during the…

The German Response to Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Hackers

Who is offering the suggested solution to combat hackers? The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service

What is the proposed solution to combat hackers of Germany’s critical infrastructure? to plant malware that gets triggered when the critical infrastructure is hacked.

What does that mean in non-tech term? Fight back by hacking back.

dw.com | German intelligence head warns of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure

Lege TREND. Quick Read the The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act.

The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act. S2639 (2018) will:

require edge providers (Facebook and Google)
obtain opt-in consent from users before using, sharing or selling their information
require reasonable data security practices from edge providers
require notifcation to users about all collection, use, and sharing of users’ personal information, and to inform users of a data breach
clarifies that enforcement authority trests…

Lege TREND. Net Neutrality Bill Signed. State vs. Feds. 3 Points You need to Know to be Informed for your Tech & Internet Service Provider Clients.

5 Governors have net nuetrality executive orders
Washington State Governor signed a Net Nuetrality Law
- The WA bill says providers offering service in the state cannot block or throttle legal content, & cannot offer fast-lane access to companies willing to pay extra.
Oregon’s Governor is expected to sign its Net Nuetrality Law
- The OR bill prohibits state and local entities from buying internet service that blocks or throttles content
25 States are considering net nuetrality bills
The…

Lege & Contracting TREND. +1 Western State Sends Net Neutrality Bill to its Governor. 3 Points from the Bill.

State: Oregon

The legislation: OR HB 4155 (2018)

What does Oregon’s HB4155 do?

It does not mandate net nuetrality
it prohibits agencies, cities and counties from using internet service that blocks or prioritizes specific content or apps
it does not apply in areas where there is only 1 service provider

oregon Live | Oregon Senate sends net neutrality bill to Gov. Kate Brown

Seattle Times | Net neutrality bill passes Oregon Legislature