Sydney Haulenbeek reports: A federal judge in North Carolina ruled that abortions performed after 12 weeks must be conducted in hospitals, while also striking down a documentation requirement on physicians in a final judgment issued Monday. Pregnant women seeking abortions before the 12-week mark will still be able to get a medical or surgical abortion in a…
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Social Issues Society Data privacy after Dobbs: Is period tracking safe?
Paige Gross reports: After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022 and abortion was banned in the state of Tennessee, Dr. Danielle Kelvas quit using an app that tracked her menstrual cycle. “It frightened me. … I actually got frightened because it tracked me for, like, a week,” Kelvas said of…
A NY county creates facial recognition, privacy protections
Edwin J. Viera reports: Columbia County, New York, is implementing new facial recognition and privacy policies, following new upgrades to the county’s surveillance cameras, which include facial and license plate recognition software. Michael Chameides, Hudson 3rd Ward representative on the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, said residents told him they want privacy, arguing the technology is…
Senate Passes Landmark Children’s Privacy and Safety Legislation
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed two bills aimed at protecting youth online: the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA 2.0”). KOSA would create new obligations for companies to mitigate potential harms to children (known as…