Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, and Madeline Salinas of Covington & Burling write: Colorado is poised to join the growing number of states enacting a comprehensive privacy law. On Monday, June 7, both houses of the legislature passed the Colorado Privacy Act. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for approval. The Colorado…
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China Passes Law to Strengthen Control Over Tech Firms’ Data
Bloomberg reports: China’s top legislative body has passed a data security law, strengthening Beijing’s control over digital information amid a crackdown on local technology giants and market access disputes with the U.S. The legislation was approved Thursday by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, state broadcaster China Central Television said. The full text of the…
USA Today fights subpoena aimed at readers of Florida FBI shooting story
Josh Gerstein reports: Newspaper publisher Gannett is fighting an effort by the FBI to try to determine who read a specific USA Today story about a deadly shooting in February near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that left two FBI agents dead and three wounded. The subpoena, served on Gannett in April, seeks information about who accessed the…
Massachusetts School Committee Allows Real-Time Crime Center To Monitor Students Live
Joe Cadillic writes: How does a school committee respond to a year of remote student learning? How will the Springfield, MA School Committee respond to post-COVID schooling? Now that public schools are reopening (just in time for summer vacation) what are officials worried about? Is it face-to-face learning? Is it in-person interactions with students? Nope,…