InfoHive – Data Security

What’s driving up value? Big tech wants to make it easier for you to access your health records

What’s the 2025 estimated value of health care records? $38 billion

What would be the regulatory trend? RECORDS CONSOLIDATION, known often as FHIR and pronounced “fire” — a catchier way of saying Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

IS there an existing government project on health care records transferability? Yes, Blue Button,

What companies are involved in Blue button? Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Oracle and Salesforce

Kaiser Health News | Tech giants like Apple and Google are competing to make it easier for you to get your health records, and it could be a $38 billion market

Where: Los Angeles County , CA

What: The Women in Tech (WIT) hiring initiative 

Why?

• fix the gender imbalance in tech
• specifically, to mentor and encourage women, 14 – 24, to pursue career paths in government IT work

Does it fit into existing local government initiatives?

Yes,  expands the existing Countywide Youth Bridges Program (CYBP) that “exposes at-risk and disconnected youth to careers within county government through mentorship, workshops and training.”

Government Technology | Hiring Initiative to Try to Rectify Tech’s Gender Imbalance

Which city is the latest to ban facial recognition software? Cambridge, MA

Is there parallel state legislation? Yes the Legislature is also considering a ban on facial recognition software

What are the 2 policy issues?

• privacy laws have not caught up with the software
• regulation at the state and federal level of biometric surveillance is nonexistent

Governing | Another One Bites The Dust: Cambridge Bans Facial Recognition

28 State have Chief Data Officers, or a similar position

1 state, Alabama, eliminated the Chief Data Officer in 2019

22 states have no Chief Data Officer

The 1st Chief Data Officer was in 2011 when Colorado created the position

New state tech positions on the horizon:  chief analytics officer 

Governing | Chief Data Officers in Place in Over Half of U.S. States

Where: New York

What local government purchased facial recognition software? Lockport City School District 

What amendment is the local government looking for? Recoupment of costs from the state for pre-purchased facial recognition software

Governing | Trustee Wants School District to Get Refund for Recognition Tech

Where: Massachusetts 

How was vehicle tracking of law enforcement vehicles enacted? Regulatory Action. The State Department of Public Safety implemented a program to hardwire tracking into vehicles.

What are benefits of tracking law enforcement vehicles?

• Safety. Dispatchers can more readily identify locations to dispatch officers
• Safety of Officers. An officers location can be identified to provide assistance
• Accountability

Governing | State Police Held Accountable with Vehicle Trackers

California was the first to tackle security standards for internet of things- those connected devices in our lives that collect information about us.

This week, Consumer Reports sent a letter requesting higher data security standards for the internet connected products by:

Abode
ADT / LifeShield
Arlo
August
Blink
Canary
D-Link
Eufy/Anker
Frontpoint
Guardzilla
Honeywell Home
iSmartAlarm
Logitech
Google/Nest
Netvue
Night Owl
Ooma
Remo+
Ring
Samsung SmartThings
Scout
SimpliSafe
TP-Link
Wyze
Zmodo

Consumer Reports | Consumer Reports letter to connected camera manufacturers to call for raising security and privacy standards

• Expansion of gig and sharing economies leading to new laws about employees/contractors, fees, taxes, safety
• Plant Based Meat. Tofurky goes mainstream. How do you regulate meat that isn’t meat?
• AI. How many cities and states will ban facial recognition software?
• Tech is Going Political. Tech companies are spending more on representation & are more vocal across the spectrum of issues
• 5G. Requires a lot more towers than 4G. That’s permitting. That’s new regulations. That’s acquiring property.

Medium | Five Disruptive Tech Trends We’re Tracking in 2020

Where: Georgia

What is the new state database? Public Law Enforcement “Use of Force Database” HB 636 (2020 | GA) authored by 6 female legislators

What would Georgia’s HB 636 require?

• require monthly reporting of every use of force against any subject in writing
• require agencies to enter and maintain each use of force incident in a centralized database that is accessible to the public
• required maintenance of a list detailing any and all law enforcement officers who have been disciplined as a result of the use of force

Which law enforcement agencies does it apply to?

• all police departments
• all Sheriff’s Office
• campus law enforcement
• all law enforcement, whether part-time or full-time

Is this new? No, the FBI has a database and the US Attorney’s Office has collected the data for decades

All on Georgia | Bill Would Create Public Law Enforcement ‘Use of Force’ Database

How should non-profits handle data?

• Audit current data collection strategies
  • Ask whether they have explicit consent to use certain data points?
  • Determine points of noncompliance and potential remedies
• Third-party testing of security platforms  ensures compliance with GDPR and California standards
• Develop and test internal breach response plans
• Train and Educate staff & volunteers
• Transparency. data collection and processing systems must be fully transparent
• robust security information and event management
  • unify log management
  • detect anomalies
  • threat check assessments
  • backup and recovery systems and next-generation firewalls 

BizTech | What Nonprofits Need to Be Doing to Protect Data Post-GDPR