“How to report on a data breach” – Columbia Journalism Review. A veteran tech journalist who has written about a number of the recent, major data breaches (Target, MySpace, Equifax, LinkedIn, eBay, JP Morgan Chase, Yahoo, and Sony) offers tips to other journalists that can serve those interested in the policy side of these issues, … Continue reading Further Reading
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) formally introduced his bill, renamed as the “Mind Your Own Business Act,” that is based substantially on the discussion draft released last fall, the “Consumer Data Protection Act.” Wyden also released a one-page summary. As noted in our analysis of Wyden’s discussion draft: This bill would vastly expand the power of … Continue reading Wyden Revises and Introduces Privacy Bill
For this week, let’s examine a House bill, the “Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act” (H.R. 2013) which is sponsored by Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and cosponsored by 22 other House Democrats. DelBene worked in Washington state’s technology sector before transitioning to public service, including a stint with Microsoft. At present, this is not a … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: “Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act” (H.R. 2013)
Last week, we took a look at Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden's (D-OR) “Consumer Data Protection Act” discussion draft, not to be confused with Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) “Consumer Data Protection Act” (S. 2188), a data security and breach notification bill. As discussed at some length, in short, Wyden’s bill would vastly expand … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week
Last week, we dived into Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-NV) “Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act” (DATA Privacy Act) (S. 583). Of course, Cortez Masto served as the attorney general of Nevada for eight years prior to succeeding former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), and this bill demonstrates her background as her state’s top … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: “Consumer Data Protection Act”
Last week, we spent a bit of time looking at the “Privacy Bill of Rights Act” (S. 1214), the only bill to get an A in the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s report on privacy bills, and likely outside the realm of the politically possible at present. This week, we will examine Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s … Continue reading “Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act” (DATA Privacy Act) (S. 583)
Last week, we delved into the “Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019” (S. 189), but this week we will look at a bill that probably exceeds bounds of the politically possible: Senator Ed Markey's (D-MA) “Privacy Bill of Rights Act” (S. 1214), the only bill to get an A in the … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: “Privacy Bill of Rights” (S. 1214)
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