Zack Whittaker reports: Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones lands today with a number of new and improved security features. Much of the new features are aimed at protecting iPhone owners who are at greater risk of cyberattacks and spyware, like journalists, activists and human rights defenders. Other iOS 17 features are better suited for the…
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Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony
Lindsay Whitehurst reports: Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging that two agents who claimed interference into the case against him wrongly shared his personal tax information amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms. The suit says the agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden.” Biden says federal…
Judge blocks Escondido school district’s controversial transgender student privacy policy
Mike McKinnon III reports: Last May, two teachers from Rincon Middle School in the Escondido Union School District filed a lawsuit challenging the district’s policies regarding what information can be shared with parents of students who are debating their “gender identity.” The original complaint stated teachers are required to use “any pronouns or a gender-specific…
Where are HHS and the FTC on online privacy for people with substance use disorder?
Jacqueline Seitz writes: The era of rampant, unconsented, and unregulated online data collection may finally be winding down for consumer health data. But the advances in consumer privacy have not yet fully reached the millions of people with health information related to their drug use, substance use disorder treatment, or recovery. In July, two key…