Juan Miguel and Daniel Schwarz of the NYCLU write: To protect students, New York State adopted a law in 2020 placing a moratorium on the use of invasive, biased, privacy-destroying biometric surveillance in schools. The moratorium cannot be lifted until the New York State Education Department (NYSED) issues a report on the risks and benefits of this…
Category: Laws
Congressman McHenry Releases Discussion Draft of Financial Data
Libbie Canter and Andrew Smith of Covington and Burling write: On June 23, Congressman Patrick McHenry released a discussion draft of new legislation to modernize federal financial data privacy law. The draft legislation would amend and build on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”). The draft includes notable provisions on consumer rights, data minimization, and disclosures. It also updates…
Medical Privacy Loses in the (Wisconsin) Hagedorn Court
M.D. Kittle reported on June 10: The Evers administration is free to disclose private medical information from businesses thanks to Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn, the conservative in name only who once again sided with Big Government liberals on the court. In a 4-3 ruling, the majority agreed with the liberal District IV Court of Appeals, the…
House Passes Chairman Nadler’s NDO Fairness Act
June 21 -Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act, which will protect the due process rights of all Americans in the face of excessive government surveillance and data collection. This bipartisan legislation, which passed by voice vote, was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Scott…