FTC renews call for single federal privacy law
It also wants to be the country's data-privacy police: commissioners called for more resources and ability to impose penalties.
View ArticleRobocalls now flooding US phones with 200m calls per day
According to a new report, nearly 30% of all US calls placed in the first half of 2019 were garbage, as in, nuisance, scam or fraud calls.
View ArticleNo federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say
Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California's take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.
View ArticleNew York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments
One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.
View ArticleLet’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland
… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn't protect researchers.
View ArticleEmployers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say
The US state wants to make sure employers don't "overstep their bounds" by imposing mandatory employee microchipping.
View ArticleWashington state Senate passes bill to rein in facial recognition
The bill now goes to the House, which has a stiffer competing bill pending that would call for a 3.5 year moratorium.
View ArticleSenate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department.
View ArticleSignal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves
The Big Bad Wolves haven't blown the house down but did come up with a way to "hold the three little pigs responsible for being delicious," Signal said.
View ArticleSenate renews warrantless collection of web histories
The government can keep on surveilling your online life without a warrant. An amendment to ban it failed by just one vote.
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