Eight federal regulatory agencies today released a final model privacy notice form that will make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about consumers. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act), institutions must notify consumers of their information-sharing practices and inform consumers of their right to opt out of certain…
Category: Laws
Real ID program in deep trouble
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: A decision by lawmakers to slash funding for the unpopular Real ID national driver’s license program has put an already struggling initiative on life support. The U.S. Senate recently approved a $43 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the federal government’s 2010 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1….
Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Restrictions on RFID
Claire Swedberg reports: Rhode Island’s governor, Donald Carcieri (R), has vetoed the latest effort by the state’s legislature to pass a bill limiting how RFID technology would be employed to track students at schools and school functions, as well as vehicles as they are tracked by E-ZPass or other toll-collection systems. With his veto of…
KY: Pet privacy law restricts shared information
Cory Stark A new pet privacy law is taking some heat from animal control agencies. They’re concerned because the law restricts information that can be shared by veterinarians. Kentucky lawmakers passed legislation that restricts veterinarians from sharing any pet record information with animal shelters, grooming facilities and any individual who may have found a stray…