Natalie Hanson reports: The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday found Montana’s law requiring parental consent for a minor’s abortion violates the right to privacy when making medical decisions. The justices ruled the Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013 violates “the fundamental right of a minor to control her body and destiny” under the state constitution. They…
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New York Attorney General Opens Public Consultation on Child Online Safety Laws
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On August 1, 2024, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“OAG”) released two Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) for the SAFE for Kids Act and the Child Data Protection Act (the “Acts”). The OAG began the rulemaking pursuant to a mandate from the New York legislature to issue regulations…
Texas AG Latest To Sue GM For Covertly Selling Driver Data To Insurance Companies
Karl Bode writes: Last year Mozilla released a report showcasing how the auto industry has some of the worst privacy practices of any tech industry in America (no small feat). Massive amounts of driver behavior is collected by your car, and even more is hoovered up from your smartphone every time you connect. This data isn’t secured,…
Attorney General Todd Rokita drops lawsuit against IU Health tied to 10-year-old’s abortion
Kayla Dwyer reports: Attorney General Todd Rokita has dropped his lawsuit against IU Health, originally waged in the wake of the media firestorm over an anecdote one of the system’s doctors shared with IndyStar about a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. Rokita filed the lawsuit in September of last year, alleging IU Health violated…