Emerging Tech
FTC Votes to Finalize Data Security Order for Ed Tech Website
The FTC issued another set of requirements for online businesses handling sensitive consumer data following multiple data breaches.
Emerging Tech
NTIA Announces Request for Comment on Intersection of Data and Civil Rights
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said the agency’s inquiry “will help us analyze the outsized consequences that data practices can have on marginalized communities.”
Modernization
Asylum-Seekers Can Now Schedule Entry Appointments in Advance via CBP Mobile App
Customs and Border Protection’s mobile application, launched in October 2020 to streamline access to customs services, now includes a function for migrants to schedule appointments at select U.S. ports of entry.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Most Agencies Behind on Personal Data Disclosure Guidance
The Government Accountability Office found that only one out of 17 agencies implemented guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.
Digital Government
TSA Wants to Automate ID Verification at Checkpoint Security
The agency is testing using facial recognition to verify passengers’ information with the information on record.
Digital Government
Third US-EU Trade and Tech Meeting to Feature Major Technological Development Goals
The third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council aims to foster bilateral initiatives and confront challenges posed by China’s economic policies.
Policy
Proposed Rule Would Prioritize Patient Consent In Dealing With Mental Health Data
The rule could have significant ramifications across several health care fields.
Digital Government
Agency Recommends Firmer Data, Algorithm Regulations to Protect Online Privacy
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration responded to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for advice on developing an online privacy framework.
Digital Government
Over 40 International Business Groups Support Transatlantic Data Privacy Terms
A letter sent to EU and U.S. officials asked for more analysis on how requirements will be enforced within the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Digital Government
CFPB Targets Financial Industry's Ability to 'Hoard' Personal Data in Proposed Rule
The regulatory agency is the latest entity to propose its own consumer data privacy requirements absent an overarching federal law.
Digital Government
New US-EU Data Privacy Framework Focuses On Limiting U.S. Surveillance
Fortifying European citizens’ data and privacy rights are central to the updated U.S.-EU Data Privacy Framework.
Exclusive
Digital Government
'All Options Are on the Table,' HHS Privacy Official Doubles Down on Data Protection
The HHS’s Office of Civil Rights is focusing on guidance and stakeholder coordination to enforce reproductive health data post Roe v. Wade.
Digital Government
HHS Needs to Ensure Telehealth Patients and Providers Understand Privacy Risks
An oversight report underscored the need for improved patient privacy and security disclosures following the pandemic-related telehealth boom.
Digital Government
GSA to study demographic equity in remote identity tech
The agency plans to test the accuracy of tools like facial recognition software across different demographic groups.
Emerging Tech
Senate Dems Call on ICE to Halt Facial Recognition and Buying from Data Brokers
Sens. Ed Markey and Ron Wyden are also pressing the immigration enforcement agency to detail their use of surveillance technologies.
Digital Government
Federal Action is Needed to Protect Consumer Data, New Report Says
The Government Accountability Office said Congress should enact ‘comprehensive legislative changes’ to address privacy issues around the collection and use of personal data.
Policy
Senate Dems call on ICE to halt facial recognition and buying from data brokers
Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are also pressing the immigration enforcement agency to detail their use of surveillance technologies.
Digital Government
FTC Debates Whether Data Privacy Concerns Warrant Market Wide Rules
A Thursday hearing on the matter featured both industry and consumer advocate perspectives on the best regulatory approach.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Ask for Info on Meta’s Data Privacy Policies
Concern on Capitol Hill continues to rise about reproductive data and big tech following Roe v. Wade’s overturn.
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