David DiMolfetta reports: A new White House directive that gives agencies the legal power to prevent Americans’ sensitive data from falling into the hands of foreign adversaries is getting mixed reviews, with industry executives saying it could risk muddling current data flow mechanisms and privacy advocates contending it doesn’t go far enough to address potential abuses at…
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Missouri Attorney General Bailey sues Planned Parenthood, citing Project Veritas video
Jonathan Shorman reports: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey alleged in a lawsuit on Thursday that Planned Parenthood Great Plains had helped organize abortions for minors out of state without parental consent, citing a video posted by the conservative group Project Veritas. Planned Parenthood Great Plains in response called Bailey’s actions “a press release dressed up…
Message to the Congress on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order that expands the scope of the national emergency…
Judge Trims Claims in Meta ‘Voiceprint’ Capture Privacy Lawsuit
Skye Witley reports: Meta Platforms Inc. must defend claims it violated an Illinois biometric privacy law by capturing its users’ voices, a California federal judge ruled in denying the social media platform’s dismissal motion. Judge Susan Illston was convinced that voice recording tools embedded in Meta’s communication platform, Messenger, qualified as “voiceprints” protected from nonconsensual collection…