3 Study Points for Governments + Biometric Data

Who is raising these points about biometric data? Silicon Valley Congressman Khanna

What should Government be asking about the collection of biometric data?

  • is the data collected for a discriminatory reason?
    • no profiling
    • no systemic bias
  • are there clear ethical guidelines?
  • if there are complaints that show a disparate impact on race, religion, or gender
    • the biometric data use should be halted until the disparate impact is corrected

NextGov | Silicon Valley Rep Calls For Task Force, Legislation on Government Use of Biometrics

What is this new term “zero data”?

What does zero data mean? Isn’t everything data and data is king, queen & court jester? companies that don’t store their own data

Where is the data being stored? 3rd party companies store the data for use by the company that originated the data

What’s the benefit to companies? The liability for the data goes to the 3rd party

Tech Crunch | Very Good Security raises $35M in Series B in ‘zero data’ push

3 Reasons For a National Crypto Currency

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 Bank of China is unveiling an electronic currency in 2020
  • Private Sector in the US is also creating digital currencies including JP Morgan & Wells Fargo

Cryptocurrency Post | US Congress calls on Fed to consider creating “national digital currency”

Data Privacy Legislation. Criminal Penalties for CEOs

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 information.”

Is this about a specific tech company? “Mark Zuckerberg won’t take Americans’ privacy seriously unless he feels personal consequences,” the senator said this week. “A slap on the wrist from the FTC won’t do the job, so under my bill he’d face jail time for lying to the government.”

NextGov | Privacy Bill Could Put Dishonest Tech Execs Behind Bars

3 Things Tim Cook Said about Crypto Currency

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 Talks Cryptocurrencies: It’s a No for Tech Behemoth

3 Reasons Medical Data is the Most Valuable Data

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 than a credit card

Healthcare Dallas CEO | Why Medical Data is 50 Times More Valuable Than a Credit Card

How a State’s Public Education Privacy Council Tackles Student Data Privacy

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 council?

  • Deputy state superintendent for the Maryland Office of Teaching and Learning
  • 2 state congressional representatives
  • data-privacy experts
  • state Education Department administrators

EdScoop | Maryland privacy council tackles substandard student data protections

Anatomy of Tech Local Campaign Contributions.

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 Times via Governing | Amazon Buys in Heavily to Seattle Council Races

+1 City Cyber Insurance. Anatomy of the $20M Policy Purchase.

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 tag of $335,000 for coverage of $10 million

Governing | Baltimore Authorizes Purchase of $20M Cyberinsurance Policy