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Who is calling for a national cryptocurrency? Congressmen French Hill & Bill Foster Who are the Congressmen asking to authorize a national cryptocurrency? Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Why a national crypto currency? to bolster the dollar’s strength other countries are doing it: Sweden has an electronic krona Uruguay an electric peso The Central […]

Where: Congress What: Senator Wyden’s Mind Your Own Business Act How would the criminal penalties attach? “Consumers must be able to control their own private information Companies must provide vastly more transparency about how they use and share our data Corporate executives need to be held personally responsible when they lie about protecting our personal […]

Who said this? Apple CEO Tim Cook Who did he say it to? Les Echos newspaper  What did he say? Apple has no crypto currency plans Private Entities should not try to gain power by creating currencies ( we see you Facebook) Currency should “stay in the hands of countries” Cryptocurrency News | Tim Cook […]

What value is attributed to medical data? 50 times more valuable than a credit card number Who is offering that valuation?  ClearDATA Chief Privacy and Security Officer and Founder Why is medical data valuable? Can build an entire identity The person can access drugs & medical treatment The life span of the data is longer […]

Where: Maryland How did we get action from the Maryland’s Privacy Council? 2019 audit of Maryland Education Department’s data-storage practices revealed 1.4 million students and 233,000 teachers personal data at risk 2015 state law, Student Data Privacy Act of 2015  2018 the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy gave Maryland a D+ Who serves on the privacy […]

Who: Amazon Where: Seattle What does their local political contribution plan look like? 11 members of Amazon’s so-called “S Team” — senior leaders who report directly to CEO Jeff Bezos Many 1st time contributors record-setting $1 million contribution to a pro-business political-action committee 2017 was the first year Amazon began local contributions in Seattle  Seattle […]

Where: Baltimore What happened to spark the $20M cyber insurance policy? The city experienced a ransomeware attack that cost the city $18M How did the bidding process work? 17 different carriers bid 2 contracts issued combined total of $835,103 Chubb will provide $10 million in coverage, with a price tag of $500,103 AXA XL price […]

Who is calling for international rules for cryptocurrency? deputy governor of the Banque De France, the central bank of France Where were the remarks made? Forum of Monetary and Financial Institutions  Why now? Cryptocurrency isn’t that new? Facebook. Its proposed cryptocurrency “could become a threat to international stability due to its huge user base.” IHODL […]

Where: California What: AB 1130 (2019 | CA) Which new pieces of data are protected and trigger breach notifications? passport information taxpayer identification numbers military identification numbers Bloomberg Law | California Extends Data Breach Law to Passports, Biometric Data Lake County News | Attorney General Becerra and Assemblymember Levine’s data breach notification bill signed into […]

What are the benefits of facial recognition software in schools? SAFETY. Ability to identify who is in a school with proper permissions What are the harms of facial recognition software? WATCHING. Actively monitoring and watching students raises eyebrows to Dan Levy heights UNRELIABLE. Facial recognition software is not reliable especially for people of color and […]