Kartikay Mehrotra reports: Meta Platforms Inc. failed to convince a federal appeals court to postpone the US Federal Trade Commission’s reexamination of alleged privacy breaches within its Facebook arm. The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that Meta “has not satisfied the stringent requirements” for an injunction pending appeal for any of…
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Update: Why isn’t the University of Alberta more transparent about research consent?
In June 2023, PogoWasRight.org reported that DataBreaches.net (DataBreaches) had submitted a complaint and inquiry to Canada’s Commissioner of Privacy and Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. The complaint stemmed from a data leak involving mental health-related information that appeared to be collected by university researchers. The leak had been found by a member of the public…
Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors
Brendan Farrington of AP reports: Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and…
Justices were skeptical of abortion pills arguments. Anti-abortion groups have backup plans.
Alice Miranda Ollstein reports: Anti-abortion activists and elected officials have a backup plan should the Supreme Court reject their arguments for nationwide restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. In fact, they have several. The lawsuit that went before the high court Tuesday challenging federal regulation of abortion pills is just one piece of the movement’s…