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What’s the deal? Washington State recently created the Office of Cybersecurity and now it’s beefing up its powers by adding the ability to create best practices for safely storing sensitive data by all state offices and agencies. Why is this important? SB5432 (2021 | WA) will be the first major extension of power for this […]

What’s the deal? Michigan has released an app, Michigan Secure, which will alert users if their devices  have suspicious activity. Why should we care? The state is expressly not collecting data with the app. How can this impact me? Its going to impact everyone. The App is the brainchild of Former Michigan Chief Security Officer […]

What’s the deal? Body cameras are the norm for law enforcement. California is paying for body cameras for corrections officers to gain transparency on the treatment of disabled prisoners. Its the result of a lawsuit alleging mistreatment of disabled prisoners. Why should we care? Transparency. Everyone loves calling for it. For the state of California […]

What’s the deal? Hackers gained access to the city of Oldsmar, Florida’s water treatment system and increased the level of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100. Why should we care? The process affirms the vulnerability of systems we rely on but also highlights the need for internal checks and […]

What’s the deal? tech companies are pushing for federal data protection standards. The states moved into this territory when the feds didn’t do anything. Remember California’s much touted Data Protection Bill. Well, states are still acting. Virginia has SB 1392 (2021 | VA) Much like California it gives the consumer more power to pull and protect their […]

What’s the deal? Connecting students to the internet for virtual learning, and let’s face it, learning when school is in person all the time. Every state is trying to fill gaps in internet access. Nevada brought together their COVID task force, a former each of the State Board of Education and private partners for Connecting […]

What’s the deal? In the Arizona State of the State the Governor stressed keeping new economy work from home for state employees. That work from home could eliminate the need fro office space and free up state funds. Why should we care? This is emblematic of the new economy. There will be an increased move […]

What’s the deal? Florida Governor has a legislative proposal to fine companies that block elected officials from platforms. The Florida House Committee on Commerce wants to take it further and “imposes daily fines on a technology company that uses its content and user-related algorithms “to suppress or prioritize the content related to political candidates.” Why […]

What’s the deal? After Twitter blocked Donald Trump, proposals have emerged to prevent the blocking of elected officials. Florida Governor is now chiming in with a proposal that will impose a fine “if a technology company de-platforms a candidate for elected office in Florida during the election, a company will face a daily fine of […]

What’s the deal? SB 475 (2021 | TX) by Nelson came from the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council. Its going to require consent before agencies retain data about you or your location & requires consent for bio markers and GPS. Why should we care? Data Privacy legislation is the new big fight between federal law […]