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Archives: Privacy and Security / Articles
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Supreme Court Protects Non-Profit Donors From Kamala Harris’s Unconstitutional Disclosure Requirements
Earlier today, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, formerly entitled Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra. Through the 6-3 decision, the Court upheld imperative…
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Colonial Pipeline and DarkSide: Cyber Attacks Have Real World Consequences
Cyber attacks can have real world consequences. Take, for example, an attempt by Russia-based hacking group DarkSide to extort money from Colonial Pipeline. By installing and executing ransomware on…
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Key ALEC Policy Ideas for 2021
Our entire policy department at ALEC is busy analyzing the best free market ideas to add to the important discussions taking place across the states and at the federal level…
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Stop the Cancel Culture – Before it Stops You!
Join former Gov. Scott Walker (WI) for discussion on how the government or the public can use information that violates your privacy and your First Amendment rights. The First Amendment…
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Child Safety for the Virtual Era
Because of the response to COVID, a variety of local and state governments have required many of the nation’s children to attend class online. To try to maintain some sort…
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Supreme Court Hears Google v. Oracle Case
Today, the Supreme Court heard Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., which was delayed by COVID-19. In a case that is more than a decade old, the Court must…
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Considerations for Policymakers as States Launch Contact Tracing Apps
States are releasing contact tracing apps for smart phones. Policymakers, citizens, and others need to understand how the apps work, who has access to the data, and keep in mind…
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Anna Parsons in The Hill
In her latest piece in The Hill, ALEC Policy Coordinator Anna Parsons writes that a ban of facial recognition technology in schools would be bad policy. The case of Lockport City…
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Crying “Privacy” is Not Enough to Support a Lawsuit
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois handed down a decision that may impact future state, or even federal, privacy legislation. Through the…
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What Do Last Week’s Midterms Mean for the Tech Sector?
Last week’s midterm elections may loom large for technology policy. Since the Democratic Party achieved a majority in the United States House of Representatives, they may hold hearings and propose…
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Supreme Court Rules to Protect Curtilage of House from Warrantless Searches
The Supreme Court recently ruled that law enforcement may not search a vehicle parked within the curtilage of a house. While the decision should not have a significant impact on law…
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Are You Secure? Really? How Do You Know?
Homeland security has been top of mind for state legislators for the last several years. Whether discussing and sharing best practices or understanding how to best protect the nation’s students…
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Security and Systematic Flaws Allowed Anyone to Track Any Cell Phone in Real Time
Local law enforcement agencies may have been able to access cell phone location data without a warrant, according to stories exploding across the media. At the heart of the…
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The Private Sector is Spurring Tech Companies to Change Advertising Practices
Amidst the din of activists and politicians demanding technology companies “do something” about fake news and extremist content, a couple private sector companies are throwing their weight around to force…
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Ensuring a Paper Trail for Elections
Most elections infrastructure in state and local governments are over a decade old. The aging electronic systems present unique threats that many state and local governments are not equipped to…
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Without Title II, is the Internet the new ‘Wild West’?
Without government regulation, some have argued, the Internet is like the Wild West. The idea is to paint the Internet and the innovators who provide access to it,…
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Statement on FCC Decision to Restore Internet Freedom
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) welcomes the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to move forward in the process of Restoring Internet Freedom. The FCC’s actions today build upon Chairman Pai’s…
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Statement on President Trump’s signature to S.J. Res. 34
The American Legislative Exchange Council would like to thank President Trump and members of Congress for passing S.J. Res. 34, which nullifies former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler’s ISP Privacy Rule.
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Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights on December 15
The Bill of Rights celebrates its 225th birthday on Thursday, December 15, and the principles it espouses are just as relevant today as they were when it was first conceived.
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Hackers Target State Voter Databases: Are They Targeting Personal Information or Intending to Tamper with Elections?
As a number of people know by now, the Cyber Crimes Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released a Flash memorandum warning state Boards of Elections…