The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such information to third parties after promising that its products would protect consumers from online tracking. In…
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Nebraska Passes Genetic Information Privacy Act
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: On February 13, 2024, Nebraska’s Governor signed Legislative Bill 308, which enacts additional consumer protections for consumers in the state. It is similar to another genetic information law passed by Montana last year. The law takes effect July 17, 2024 (90 days after the legislature adjourns on April…
Russian prison service reports that Alexei Navalny has died
ALEXEI NAVALNY has reportedly died in a Russian prison. It has not yet been confirmed by his family, but if true, this is a tremendous loss not only for his family but for the Russian people and all those who treasure freedom and civil liberties. According to Reuters, Navalny’s mother said he had been “alive,…
Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says
Ashley Belanger reports: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that weakening end-to-end encryption disproportionately risks undermining human rights. The international court’s decision could potentially disrupt the European Commission’s proposed plans to require email and messaging service providers to create backdoors that would allow law enforcement to easily decrypt users’ messages. This ruling came after…