Isobel Sullivan reports: If you’re one of Telegram’s 500 million active users, your privacy may no longer be guaranteed. Last Friday Der Spiegel, Germany’s largest news site, revealed that operators of the messaging platform handed over personal data to the authorities, despite the app claiming that they have never succumbed to such requests. […] While Telegram…
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Kaplan Bill Combating Hate on Social Media Signed Into Law with Landmark Legislative Package to Prevent Gun Violence
Anna M. Kaplan writes: CARLE PLACE, NY (June 6, 2022) — Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a landmark legislative package to immediately strengthen the state’s gun laws, close critical loopholes exposed by shooters in Buffalo and Uvalde and protect New Yorkers from the scourge of gun violence that continues to infect our nation and endanger our communities. The package includes…
Poland Establishes ‘Terrifying’ Pregnancy Register After Banning Almost All Abortions
Julia Conley reports: A new government database tracking people’s pregnancies in Poland is sparking fears that medical data will be used to prosecute women who obtain abortion care in other countries or by getting abortion pills through the mail, and potentially to target women who have miscarriages. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski approved an ordinance last Friday expanding the…
Met police profiling children ‘on a large scale’, documents show
Wil Crisp and Vikram Dodd report: Metropolitan police documents say the force has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”. The Met says the scheme, known as Project Alpha, helps fight serious violence, with the intelligence gathered identifying offenders and securing the…