Cecilia Kang reports: Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced a smart phone privacy bill that would require companies like Apple and Google to get permission from users before sharing geo-locational data with third parties. The bill comes amid increased concern that mobile phone and apps makers are collecting information about a consumer’s…
Category: Laws
Pointer: Exposure Drafts of Australian Privacy Amendment Legislation
Report Part 1 – Australian Privacy Principles 15 June 2011 h/t, Daragh O’Brien
TX: Juvenile records bill draws support, ire
More on The Teacher Protection Act law in Texas that would allow teachers to access students’ criminal records. The governor has yet to sign the bill. Yann Ranaivo reports: State lawmakers passed legislation last month that would give teachers detailed information about their students’ criminal histories by opening previously confidential juvenile files. Texas affords its…
Congresswoman Bono Mack’s data breach bill to be taken up in Congress Wednesday
Discussion Draft of H.R. ___, a bill to require greater protection for sensitive consumer data and timely notification in case of breach June 15, 2011 The start time for the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee hearing scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building has been changed. The…