Mark Keierleber writes: Amid warnings from lawmakers and civil rights groups that digital surveillance tools could discriminate against at-risk students, a leading nonprofit devoted to the mental well-being of LGBTQ youth has formed a financial partnership with a tech company that subjects them to persistent online monitoring. Beginning in May, The Trevor Project, a high-profile nonprofit focused…
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Amendment to CMIA Regarding Mental Health and Mental Health Apps
Jason C. Gavejian, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, and Cecilie E. Read of JacksonLewis write: California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2089, which amends the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) to include mental health application information under the definition of medical information. Under the revisions to CMIA, mental health application information is defined as information related to a…
MN: Crookston Public School District notify parents about new student data privacy law
As reported by KROX: The Crookston Public School District released a letter to families in the Crookston School District about the new student data privacy bill that was passed and how it will affect the School District and its students. Dear District Parents/Families: The Crookston Public School District uses a variety of digital tools to…
District Court cannot order search of juror’s cell phone to investigate alleged juror misconduct
Seen on FourthAmendment.com: In a hearing on alleged juror misconduct, the district court cannot order the juror’s cell phone to be searched for evidence of what happened. In re Sittenfeld, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 26700 (6th Cir. Sep. 23, 2022).