The Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Getty Images) New Mass. CIO names cyber, data, digital services as tech priorities Jason Snyder, Massachusetts' new chief information officer, shared his technology priorities for the coming months. Mar 10, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Creating a culture: How state privacy officers hope to rebuild public trust State governments are building their privacy practices in an effort to catch up to the private sector and rebuild public trust. Feb 16, 2023 By Colin Wood Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) NYC to boost communication between privacy and cyber efforts New York City announced revisions to its citywide privacy policy to bolster interoperability between its cybersecurity and privacy efforts. Feb 6, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
Christopher Bramwell, Utah’s chief privacy officer. (Christopher Bramwell) Utah to have 59 trained privacy personnel by year’s end Utah's chief privacy officer set out to offer privacy training to 50 state personnel, and is on track to beat that goal by Dec. 31. Dec 1, 2022 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Colorado has a new data-privacy law. But how to implement it? Businesses and nonprofits say more clarity is needed to implement the Colorado Privacy Act, which passed last year. Nov 14, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
Workers leave Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on June 27, 2022. (Noah Berger / AFP / Getty Images) Newsom signs legislation creating California ‘data haven’ for abortion California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation blocking the state's tech firms from sharing data with states that have outlawed abortion. Sep 28, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images) Abortion-friendly states launch websites as others restrict access California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the latest state leader to announce a government website that lets visitors find abortion services. Sep 13, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) California lawmakers approve bill creating ‘data haven’ for abortion California lawmakers seek to block the state's tech companies from sharing data with states that have outlawed abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Sep 1, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Catherine Falls / Commercial via Getty Images) New York State Assembly mulls ban on targeted mobile advertising in abortion clinics A new bill in New York State would make it illegal for mobile advertisers to target people who visit reproductive health clinics. Aug 17, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Cook County, Ill., officials say ICE using data brokers to purchase protected information Cook County officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using data brokers like LexisNexis to gather personal information. Jul 27, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie