If House E&C's goal is to protect #kids online, why do their bills (1) preempt stronger state laws; (2) lack a private right of action for kids/parents to enforce their rights; (3) incent #AgeVerification, which will use #FacialRecognition to determine age; (4) have weak #DataMinimization?

#Privacy

Senate Education panel debates warrant rules, data limits in school privacy bill S.227 Lawmakers reviewed S.227’s limits on collecting students’ immigration or citizenship data and debated whether federal immigration authorities should need judicial warrants to enter nonpublic school areas. The committee asked the AG and AOE to craft model policy language and clarifications.

Vermont's Senate Education Committee is tackling a groundbreaking bill aimed at protecting student privacy by restricting the collection of immigration data and limiting law enforcement access to schools.

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#VT #CivicAccountability #CitizenPortal #DataMinimization

Less is more in data security. Work with vendors to minimize sensitive data use and keep your startup's risk profile low. #DataMinimization #PrivacyByDesign #StartupAdvice

What 'data minimization' can mean: three state models and key questions for Vermont Witnesses at the Vermont hearing described three state models for data minimization—procedural (disclosure‑tied), California's reasonable‑expectations approach, and Maryland's product/service‑linked standard—highlighting tradeoffs for consumer protection, enforcement, and business compliance.

Vermont lawmakers are diving into the complex world of data minimization, exploring three distinct state models that could reshape consumer privacy protections.

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#VT #CitizenPortal #ConsumerProtection #DataMinimization #PrivacyRegulations #VermontDataPrivacy

Experts urge Vermont lawmakers to adopt substantive data‑minimization and enforceable remedies At a joint House–Senate hearing, privacy scholars and industry witnesses told legislators Vermont should adopt privacy laws that limit collection and include meaningful enforcement, arguing notice‑and‑choice has failed and that strong rules will help counter AI risks and data‑driven harms.

Vermont lawmakers are urged to take a bold stand on data privacy, moving beyond mere notice-and-choice to enforceable rules that truly protect consumers.

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#VT #PrivacyEnforcement #CitizenPortal #ConsumerProtection #DataMinimization #VermontPrivacy

Take only what you need. Leave no digital footprints. 👻

#GhostMode #DataMinimization #PrivacyFirst #DigitalHygiene

You're Leaking Clues Online: 5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Disappear (Just a Little) A practical guide to shrinking your digital footprint and frustrating scammers

5 simple moves to shrink your OSINT trail: rotate emails and usernames, strip photo EXIF, blend in to cut fingerprinting, check breaches, and stop exposing home server ports. Full guide on Substack: shorturl.at/bf5Kf
#privacy #osint #cybersecurity #DataMinimization #DigitalFootprint

Data With Purpose: The Power of a Privacy-First World. A bold look at how data minimization can reshape trust, cut risk, and bring strong clarity to digital systems. A privacy-first path for smart leaders.

A clear take on why less data brings more trust, more value, and more power to teams. #privacyfirst #dataminimization #ethicaltech #digitaltrust #securitybydesign #dataethics #cxothoughts #techleaders
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Data With Purpose: The Power of a Privacy-First World. A bold look at how data minimization can reshape trust, cut risk, and bring strong clarity to digital systems. A privacy-first path for smart leaders.

A clear take on why less data brings more trust, more value, and more power to teams. #privacyfirst #dataminimization #ethicaltech #digitaltrust #securitybydesign #dataethics #cxothoughts #techleaders
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“No Gatekeeping: Empowering Use of #Responsible #AI” w/ @CovingtonLLP Partner Elizabeth Canter/Associate Jayne Ponder Block Counsel Lead, Privacy Sam Adriance Zoom Senior Lead Privacy Counsel, AI Kara Hughley @privsecacademy.bsky.social @TeachPrivacy #DataMinimization #LLMs #AIGovernance #AIRMF

#ADBexposed #AdGuardHome #AndroidDebugBridge #apppermissions #Canadaprivacyrights #clouddatacollection #consumerprotection #cybersecuritybestpractices #dataminimization #devicebricking #DNSfiltering #firewallegressrules #firmwareupdates #floorplandata #GDPR
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3️⃣ ACCESS CONTROLS & DATA MINIMIZATION:

Only authorized personnel can access your data—and even then, only the minimal information needed to provide our service.

#DataMinimization #SecurityBestPractices

[Educational Webcast] Data Minimization: Why Less is More Join HaystackID® and expert panelists for a deep dive into data minimization. Learn why reducing data collection and retention is key for compliance, cost efficiency, and risk management in today’s…

🖥️ [Educational Webcast] Data Minimization: Why Less is More - 👀 Watch the on-demand webcast from HaystackID as part of ComplexDiscovery OÜ's eDiscovery beat at complexdiscovery.com/educational-.... #Privacy #DataProtection #DataMinimization

We would therefore like to remind you that it is often not even necessary to establish a personal reference in order to work with data.
That is why we are appealing to you today to think critically: Am I really implementing #DataMinimization consistently in my organization? #PreachingToTheChoir

Feels a good time to mention: if you work in Human Resources and that information is not absolutely essential to paying a person’s salary, benefits or for insurance? You don’t need that information.

Get rid of it. Now. #Dataminimization

What can DryvIQ do to ensure your #data is always business ready?

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#dataminimization
#genai
#dataclassification
#datamigration

So why is data minimization essential for Santa to make the #PrivacyNiceList? It forces organizations to think about what it needs to collect. It also makes it easier to manage the information.
#privacyhumor #privacyeducation #privacy #dataminimization #privacynaughtylist #collectotprotectit

Reason number two for why Santa is on the #PrivacyNaughtyList is because he does not practice data minimization. This is the idea that you collect and use only what information is necessary for what you are doing. #Privacyhumor #privacynicelist #privacyeducation #dataminimization

I purchased something for 🎄 off a website in 2021 for one of my kids, and got a data breach notice today that my phone number was for sale on the dark web. This is why #datadeletion and #dataminimization need to be the norm, not the exception.

A view from DC: Privacy law flirts with its 'ban it' era Cobun Zweifel-Keegan explores banning provisions within Maryland's Online Data Privacy Act.

CDT’s @nullset.bsky.social in IAPP explaining how important #DataMinimization requirements are for privacy legislation. iapp.org/news/a/a-vi...

grateful that the California #Privacy Protection Agency is focusing enforcement efforts on #DataMinimization, one of the most important and core privacy concepts

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Lawmakers set sights on data minimization as states seek to limit companies from capturing vast amounts of personal info A comprehensive data privacy bill that includes the country’s toughest data minimization standards is on the cusp of passing the Maryland state legislature, giving advocates hope that similar bills wi...

CDT’s Eric Null in @therecord.bsky.social discussing the need for #DataMinimization requirements amidst a digital landscape that is becoming increasingly vulnerable to privacy harms.

Lawmakers set sights on data minimization as states seek to limit companies from capturing vast amounts of personal info A comprehensive data privacy bill that includes the country’s toughest data minimization standards is on the cusp of passing the Maryland state legislature, giving advocates hope that similar bills wi...

Lawmakers set sights on data minimization as states seek to limit companies from capturing vast amounts of personal info

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#DataPrivacy #DataMinimization #PersonalData #ConsumerRights #DataProtection

CDT Files Comments with FTC in Response to COPPA Updates On March 11, CDT filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission in response to their proposed updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. In the comments, we make several a...

CDT recently filed comments to FTC regarding #COPPA. Some of our proposed suggestions include: strong #DataMinimization requirements, updated #consent mechanisms, & adoption of educational exception to parental consent w/ several important changes: cdt.org/insights/cdt...

Op-ed: US state privacy laws must include data minimization In an op-ed with Center for Democracy and Technology, Eric Null said U.S. state privacy laws should include data minimization.

ICYMI: CDT’s Eric Null blogs about #privacy reform at the state level and the importance of #DataMinimization which was featured in this weeks IAPP newsletter 👏👏👏

States are Letting Us Down on Privacy On this International Privacy Day, it’s Time to Acknowledge That States are Enacting Industry-Friendly Privacy Legislation States have been on a tear passing privacy legislation over the past severa...

icymi, last week I released a piece about how states are failing us on #DataMinimization cdt.org/insights/sta...

#Privacy #Data