Sander Lutz reports: A federal judge in Florida has ruled in favor of a plaintiff who sued anonymous hackers and issued formal notice of the legal action via NFT, according to recent court filings. The ruling, a default judgment from Judge Beth Bloom of the United States District Court Southern District of Florida, declares that…
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Therapists say Okla. law threatens patient privacy
Jarred Burk and Alex Rosa-Figueroa report: Therapists and counselors are pushing back against a new Oklahoma law requiring them to share some patient information with a state database. The state’s Health Information Exchange was created last year and requires health care providers to enter certain patient information into a database. The database would be maintained…
Which countries have banned TikTok, and why?
Euronews and AP report: Belgium has joined the list of countries that have recently issued orders banning the use of TikTok on government-issued devices as concerns grow over the app’s privacy and security. The Chinese-owned video-sharing app will be temporarily prohibited from devices owned or paid for by Belgium’s federal government for at least six…
D.Idaho: Def can’t get access to his cell phone yet because govt has yet to search it because it’s password protected
FourthAmendment.com notes this case in Idaho: Defendant wants return of his cell phone because he asserts, without specifying, that there is exculpatory evidence on it. The government responds that it hasn’t opened the phone yet because it is password protected. The government wants the password to open it, but defendant refuses. There’s nothing to preclude…