Legislation

Legislation refers to laws passed by a governing committee. Legislative laws are created to provide control over, allow certain actions to be performed, or limit certain behaviors or actions from being carried out.

December 09, 2021 | 4 minutes read

A New Federal Standard for Banking within the U.S.

The 1913 Federal Reserve Act is a federal law that was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1913 for the purpose of establishing the Federal Reserve System.

November 24, 2021 | 4 minutes read

Fighting Employment Discrimination in New York City

The Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act or the SCDEA for short is a civil rights law that was passed in New York City in 2015.

November 18, 2021 | 4 minutes read

Fighting Discrimination Against Disabled People in America

The ADA is a federal civil rights law that was passed in 1990 for the purpose of preventing discrimination against disabled Americans.

August 30, 2021 | 8 minutes read

Section 5 of the FTC Act, Unfair or Deceptive Practices

The Federal Trade Commission passed the Federal Trade Commission Act in 2004, with Section 5 specifically dealing with unfair, deceptive, or illegal practices in relation to commerce.

June 28, 2021 | 4 minutes read

What is 508 Compliance and What Does it Entail?

508 compliance refers to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

January 05, 2021 | 8 minutes read

Protecting National Security Off and On the Battlefield with Metadata

Metadata, or data about data, has been in existence for hundreds of years. When ancient scholars placed tags with necessary details of the contents on the attached scrolls to organize the library, they created a metadata type. The tag contained data, such as author, date published, content description – all details that described the scroll and its contents.

December 29, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Phenotyping and Privacy

Digital Phenotyping is an emerging science described by Jukka-Pekka Onnela as “moment-by-moment quantification of individual human traits using data from personal digital devices.” It combines multiple disciplines to analyze data from personal tech.

September 22, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Redaction, Deidentification, and Anonymization, New Data

Safeguarding your consumer data is your agency’s responsibility, be it a small business or large enterprise. This can be done through redaction, anonymization, or de-identification of the data. Once data has been used, it must be destroyed.

July 03, 2020 | 7 minutes read

CCPA is Here | Are You Compliant?

It would be in the best interest of your business to get on board. July 1, 2020, is the day that the California AG and all of California’s residents will have an opportunity to hold your company to account. Severe financial penalties will now follow failure to comply. There can be lawsuits, state, and consumer fines. For a company handling large amounts of consumer data, a single breach can cost them $2500 per consumer.

June 04, 2020 | 8 minutes read

Your Privacy Amidst Global Pandemic

Allowing the invasion of personal privacy can be complicated. With the pandemic, worldwide loosening of data protection laws are likely to come across America. In at least 27 countries, there have been changes brought on by the pandemic in data privacy legislation. These laws are loosened for health officials to track and monitor patients; they are attempting to gain control of the virus.

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