Andrew Keiper reports: The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp recently posted a public spreadsheet containing the home addresses and contact information of nearly 300,000 absentee voters, including disabled, elderly and active-duty military personnel. Shortly after releasing the information, he declared victory in his contentious race for governor against Democrat Stacy Abrams. The public…
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Intel launches online portal for consultation on its US federal privacy law
Ryan Chiavetta reports: The push for a comprehensive federal U.S. privacy law continues to grow. Senate committees have held hearings and lawmakers have drafted bills, all in the hopes of producing the definitive set of rules. Intel has now become the latest entity to throw its proposal into the ring. The tech company has released…
Electronic Frontier Foundation sues San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for cellphone tracking device records
I had posted EFF’s announcement about this lawsuit in October, but now it’s in mainstream media news. Scott Schwebke reports: A nonprofit organization is suing the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to obtain search warrant records related to the agency’s use of a controversial cellphone tracking device. San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, which aims to…
Draft Bill Imposes Steep Penalties, Expands FTC’s Authority to Regulate Privacy
Hunton writes: On November 1, 2018, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a draft bill, the Consumer Data Protection Act, that seeks to “empower consumers to control their personal information.” The draft bill imposes heavy penalties on organizations and their executives, and would require senior executives of companies with more than one billion dollars per year…