Lege TREND. Data Miner Regulations. Legislation proposal.

How a state can legislatively protect its residents from data miners:

  • apply laws not only to 3rd party data miners but also 1st party data miners that do have a direct relationship with consumers such as:
    • retailers
    • social media companies

Also, what is a data miner? an entity or person that collects and sells personal information from consumers with whom the broker has no direct relationship

 

Electronic Fronteir Foundation | Vermont’s New Data Privacy Law

3 Reasons Tech Giants Oppose Australia's Encrypted Data Law

Which tech giants are we talking about? Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon

What is the opposition to the Australian encrypted data law?

  • giving law enforcement access,  creates tools that weaken encryption & is a huge risk to our digital security
  • oppose back-door access to their user’s data
  • 5 nations in the  Five Eyes nations are expected to follow suit: Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, US and Canada

CNBC | Apple and Facebook among tech firms lobbying against Australia’s encrypted data law

Lege Trend. Legislation to Regulate Data BROKERS. 5 Point Legislative Plan.

States can enacted legislation to address Data Broikers by:

  • impose a fiduciary duty towards the consumers whose data they harvest and monetize
  • establish a government office to assist the victims of data breaches
  • compensation for their financial & non-financial injuries 
  • require disclosures by data brokers like:
    •  consumer’s “right to know” what personal information a data broker has gathered
    •  how the broker obtained it
    • to whom they sold it
  •  require consumer consent for data collection or sale

 

Electronic Fronteir Foundation | Vermont’s New Data Privacy Law

LegeTREND. Consequence of state legislature enacted an internet of things security bill to protect data privacy

The TRUMP administration sued California when Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 327 (2018 | CA). 

What is the federal government telling the state?

  • data privacy is federal jurisdiction because it impacts interstate commerce
  • the FCC chair says the  “law prohibits many free-data plans”

Governing | Trump Administration Sues California After Governor Signs Net Neutrality Protections

 

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION  |  informed:intel September 20, 2018:

California’s internet of things law, SB 327 (2018 | CA), is:

  • first in the nation to address cyber security for internet of things
  • internet of things- connected thermostats, coffee makers etc… that have been used to take down major websites
  • it sets the floor for data security standards for connected devices

Concerns:

  • Whether placing standards on ingternet of things harms innovation

Washington Post | The Cybersecurity 202: California’s Internet of Things cybersecurity bill could lay groundwork for federal action

Anatomy of a Cyber Security Caucus

The Congressional CyberSecurity Caucus:

Co-Chairs:   Michael McCaul & Jim Langevin

Members: 

Aguilar, Pete, California, 31st
Allen, Rick A., Georgia, 12th
Barton, Joe, Texas, 6th
Bishop, Mike, Michigan, 8th
Blum, Rod, Iowa, 1st
Brooks, Mo, Alabama, 5th
Bustos, Cheri, Illinois, 17th
Capuano, Michael, Massachusetts, 7th
Carbajal, Salud, California, 20th
Cárdenas, Tony, California, 29th
Castro, Joaquin, Texas, 20th
Chabot, Steve, Ohio, 1st
Cicilline, David, Rhode Island, 1st 
Clarke, Yvette D., New York, 11th 
Coffman, Mike, Colorado, 6th
Comstock, Barbara, Virginia, 10th
Conaway, Mike, Texas, 11th
Connolly, Gerry, Virginia, 11th 
Cooper, Jim, Tennessee, 5th
Correa, J. Luis, California, 46th
Crist, Charlie, Florida, 13th
Davis, Susan, California, 53rd
Demings, Val, Florida, 10th
Dingell, Debbie, Michigan, 12th
DeSantis, Ron, Florida, 6th
Donovan, Dan, New York, 11th
Emmer, Tom, Minnesota, 6th
Evans, Dwight, Pennsylvania, 2nd
Fitzpatrick, Brian, Pennsylvania, 8th
Fortenberry, Jeff, Nebraska, 1st
Gallagher, Mike, Wisconsin, 8th
Garamendi, John, California, 3rd
Graves, Tom, Georgia, 14th
Hastings, Alcee, Florida, 20th
Heck, Denny, Washington, 10th
Himes, Jim, Connecticut, 4th
Hultgren, Randy, Illinois, 14th
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Texas, 18th
Johnson, Bill, Ohio, 6th
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, 4th
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, 9th
Keating, Bill, Massachusetts, 10th
Kilmer, Derek, Washington, 6th

 

Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th
Lance, Leonard, New Jersey, 7th
Latta, Bob, Ohio, 5th
Lesko, Debbie, Arizona, 8th
Lieu, Ted, California, 33rd
Lofgren, Zoe, California, 16th
Lowenthal, Alan, California, 47th
Lowey, Nita, New York, 17th
Lujan, Ben Ray, New Mexico, 3rd
Lynch, Stephen, Massachusetts, 8th
Marshall, Roger, Kansas, 1st
McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th
Messer, Luke, Indiana, 6th
Panetta, Jimmy, California, 20th
Peters, Scott, California, 52nd
Perry, Scott, Pennsylvania, 4th
Poliquin, Bruce, Maine, 2nd
Polis, Jared, Colorado, 2nd
Ratcliffe, John, Texas, 4th
Rice, Kathleen, New York, 4th
Richmond, Cedric, Louisiana, 2nd
Rosen, Jacky, Nevada, 3rd
Rothfus, Keith, Pennsylvania, 12th
Ruppersberger, Dutch, Maryland, 2nd
Schiff, Adam, California, 29th
Schweikert, David, Arizona, 6th
Scott, David, Georgia, 13th
Shea-Porter, Carol, New Hampshire, 1st
Sinema, Kyrsten, Arizona, 9th
Smith, Adam, Washington, 9th
Speier, Jackie, California, 14th
Stewart, Chris, Utah, 2nd
Stivers, Steve, Ohio, 15th
Swalwell, Eric, California, 15th
Taylor, Scott, Virginia, 2nd
Thornberry, Mac, Texas, 13th
Tsongas, Niki, Massachusetts, 3rd
Turner, Michael, Ohio, 3rd
Weber, Randy, Texas, 14th
Wilson, Joe, South Carolina, 2nd
Wittman, Rob, Virginia, 1st
Yoho, Ted, Florida, 3rd

 

Campaign TREND. Not Spending Funds on Cyber Security. 3 Key Points.

  • 6 candidates for U.S. House &  Senate spent more than $1,000 on cybersecurity
  • why? campaigning takes too much time to address cybersecurity issues ro raise funds for cyber security technology protections
  • what do recent hacks look like?
    • ​Senator McCaskill says her campaign was hacked
    • Hacking in 2 California House races are being investigated by the FBI
    • Silverlining: 2 major parties spend heavily on cyber security protections

Government Technology | Despite Mounting Threats, Cybersecurity Spending Is Low Among Candidates

50% of Voting Machines Hackable. New Report. What you need to know:

A Def Con report to Congress on Thursday will say:

  • 50% of voting machines are hackable
  • The defect is traceable back to a 2007 report by the OH Secretary of State
  • The hacking can occur remotely or when the hacker has physical contact with the machine

WallStreet Journal | Voting Machine Used in Half of U.S. Is Vulnerable to Attack, Report Finds

 

Lege TREND. Centralize State Cybersecurity Decisions.

State: Pennsylvania

The legislation: HB32 (PA | 2018)

How is the centralization of data security decisions structured?

  • create a Cybersecurity Innovation and Excellence Commission
  • The Commission will be comprised of:
    • lawmakers
    • government officials such as:
      • Department of Community and Economic Development
      • Department of Labor and Industry
      •  Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
    • outside experts 
  • The goal is to stay ahead of cybersecurity developments by:
    • coordinate statewide activities
    • but would have no responsible for enforcement activities

Pennsylvania WatchDog | House bill would create commission to centralize cybersecurity decisions in Pennsylvania

NY Attorney General Report on Crypto Currency Regulation. 3 Recommendations.

  • Caution: Conflicts of Interest.  Virtual asset trading platforms often engage in several lines of business that would be restricted or carefully monitored in a traditional trading environment.
  • Account for Abusive Trading Behavior
  • Consumer Protetctions needed

 

NY Attorney General | Virtual Markets Integrity Investigation