Trump Signs EO To Press Social Media Platforms

After Twitter fact checks Trump’s Tweets on mail voting in California, a rumored EO was signed that would direct the U.S. government to determine how to pare back Section 230 liability protection.   First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates … Continue reading Trump Signs EO To Press Social Media Platforms

FTC Asks For Comment On Its Health Breach Notification Rule

A corollary to HIPAA-regulations may get a rewrite to better regulate entities outside HHS’ jurisdiction that hold and use health information.   First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. As part of its regular review … Continue reading FTC Asks For Comment On Its Health Breach Notification Rule

Dueling COVID-19 Privacy Bills Released

Democratic stakeholders answer a Republican proposal on how to regulate privacy issues raised by COVID-19 contact tracing. The proposals have little chance of enactment and are mostly about positioning.   First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and … Continue reading Dueling COVID-19 Privacy Bills Released

The BROWSER Act (S. 1116)

First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 here. My apologies. I thought I had posted this write up and others on the various privacy and data protection bills. In any event, I'll be doing some remedial work of … Continue reading The BROWSER Act (S. 1116)

U.S. and Other Governments Respond To Privacy and Data Implications of COVID-19

Federal agencies have continued to respond to the changing conditions presented by the increased number of COVID-19. However, while the U.S. government has not weighed in officially on the legality and appropriateness of using people’s location data from phones in order to combat the spread of the virus, European authorities have. Last week, the Federal … Continue reading U.S. and Other Governments Respond To Privacy and Data Implications of COVID-19