From the good folks at EPIC.org: The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (SB 541/HB 567) has passed both the House and Senate. Next, each bill will face a vote in the opposite chamber before heading to conference committee to reconcile minor differences between versions. EPIC testified in support of the bills in both the Senate and the House earlier…
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Utah Governor Signs Spate of Privacy Bills into Law
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: Last week, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed three privacy-related bills into law. The bills are focused on, respectively, protection of motor vehicle consumer data, regulations on social media companies with respect to minors, and access to protected health information by third parties. The Utah legislature appears to be focused on data-related…
Biometric Privacy Fines in Illinois Would Be Tamed in State Bill
Brenna Goth reports: Illinois lawmakers are working to curb potential damages under the state’s biometric privacy law for companies that don’t secure written permission first to collect fingerprints, face scans, and other data. A measure advancing in the state legislature seeks changes to the Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA, which allows private lawsuits over violations. The…
The Creepy and Unconstitutional Government Database of Newborn Babies’ DNA
If I didn’t know better, I might think we never learn from history. Oh, wait. We never do. From PogoWasRight’s archives, some headlines from past years: Suit possible over baby DNA sent to military lab for national database (2010) Plan to tag new babies causes outcry (2010) DNA Data From California Newborn Blood Samples Stored,…