• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

EFF Advocates for Stronger CCPA During COVID-19

May 7, 2020

EFF Advocates for Stronger CCPA During COVID-19

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is once again insisting that any COVID-19 public health initiatives still need to be developed with respect for the privacy of American citizens. This time, the watchdog’s comments are specifically directed at the state of California, which hosts many leading technology companies and is generally regarded as a leader on privacy issues.

With that in mind, the EFF is asking Governor Gavin Newsom to consider passing new legislation to strengthen the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and minimize the amount of information that companies can collect when people sign up for their various services. While the CCPA allows consumers to delete their information or opt out of data sales, there are still several loopholes that allow large organizations to sell and share data with third parties.

The state’s proposed AB 3119 bill would place limits on what organizations can do with people’s personal information. The broader goal is to make it so that businesses can only collect and store the personal information they need to deliver services to their customers, although the California Privacy and Consumer Protection committee has thus far refused to consider the bill and has already indicated that it will not do so in 2020.

The EFF argues that that legislation is particularly important in the wake of COVID-19, when public and private institutions are considering contact tracing programs to slow the spread of the virus. It also insists that privacy is not incompatible with public health, and that organizations should not be allowed to take advantage of a crisis to encroach on civil liberties. Instead, organizations should only have access to the information they need to implement a contact tracing program, while facial recognition programs should be rejected entirely.

In that regard, the EFF notes that the current lack of trust is already making many tracking schemes less effective. The organization cites a Washington Post and University of Maryland poll that found that roughly half of all Americans would refuse to download a coronavirus tracking app due solely to their mistrust of large tech companies like Apple and Google.

Legislation like an updated CCPA would give consumers more control over their data, and could potentially restore some of that trust in the industry.  

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, consumer privacy protection, COVID-19, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, legislation, privacy issues, privacy legislation, privacy rights

Related News & Articles

New Monnit Edge Gateway to Help Customers Make Sense of Sensor Data

Lleida.net Becomes First Private UAE Pass Provider

Another Report Points to Biometric Sensors in Future AirPods

Primary Sidebar

Learn About Mobile ID and Aviation

Tweets

Sponsored Links

facetec logo

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ make trusted, remote identity verification finally possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi’s product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • NordPass, Yahoo! Japan, and Regula Keep Up Mobile Biometrics Momentum
  • NordPass Enables Biometric, TOTP-secured 2FA for Business Users
  • Mastercard Solution Certified Under UK’s Digital ID Framework
  • Transatlantic Digital Traveler Identity Project Gets High-Profile Tech Partner
  • Digital Identity Tech Demo Online Event

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 MobileIDWorld