Welcome to the Future!
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 | Deputy Governor of Bank of France: We Must Develop Standard Crypto Regulation
Where: California
What: AB 1130 (2019 | CA)
Which new pieces of data are protected and trigger breach notifications?
Bloomberg Law | California Extends Data Breach Law to Passports, Biometric Data
What are the benefits of facial recognition software in schools?
What are the harms of facial recognition software?
What schools are in the spotlight for using facial recognition software? Texas City High School, Putnam City Schools in Oklahoma, West Platte, Missouri, Spring Hill Independent School District in East Texas
Are there schools prohibited from using facial recognition software? Yes, San Francisco, Oakland
Wired | The Delicate Ethics of Using Facial Recognition in Schools
Who explained the situation? Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel
To whom was the situation explained? National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee
How did the disaster plan work?
What agencies coordinated efforts?
What facilitated this coordination? 2017 legislation that expanded the Governor’s emergency declaration powers to cover cyber events
State Scoop | How Texas used its disaster playbook after a huge ransomware attack
Where: Michigan
What’s RFRA? Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Why are new state bills being filed? To keep tech companies like Google and Facebook content neutral
What’s the actual issue? Whether tech companies should monitor fake news and hate speech
What’s the legislation in Michigan? HB 4801 (2019 | MI)
Governing | Michigan Bill Aims to Stop Facebook, Google From Blocking Speech
Where: New York
The legislation: S4119 (2019 | NY) signed by Governor
Who can first responders sell patient information to under this bill?
Who cannot buy 1st responder patient data under this bill?
Health IT Security | New York Law Bans First Responders from Selling Patient Data
What are 4 ways public education can use blockchain technology?
How do you make companies report breaches?
How to do you make companies comply with reporting deadlines?
How do you make companies comply with data security assessment requirements?
How do you get companies to conduct privacy impact assessments to understand cyber vulnerabilities?
How do governments manage fine penalty revenue?
What is the unintended consequence? Public comments submitted by political operatives without permission or comments from a dead person
How many fake public comments are we talking about? The NY Attorney General estimates 9.6 million stolen identities submitted comments
Where is the image problem? The stolen identities have allegedly been traced to a political organization backed by the largest telecommunications companies
Who gathered the data? American Medical Association, IBM, Ponemon Assoc., American Dental Assoc.
What does the data say?
Reasons healthcare data is sought by hackers?
Wall Street Journal | Smaller Medical Providers Get Burned by Ransomware