Zack Whittaker reports: A federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border. The ruling on July 24 is the latest court opinion to upend the U.S. government’s long-standing legal argument, which asserts that federal…
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Kansas Court of Appeals Denies that KU Medical Center has a Duty of Privacy to its Patients
While looking for information on another breach, PogoWasRight stumbled over this blog post by McShane & Brady law firm in Kansas City: McShane & Brady filed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) for a breach of private medical information in which a doctor took a photograph of a patient’s genitals on…
Google defends itself in proposed class action, says it never collected users’ personal information
Michael Gennaro reports: Google argued at a motion for summary judgment hearing Thursday afternoon that a proposed class action filed by Google users over data collection is meritless. At issue in the case is the Web and App Activity toggle in Android device’s settings. Turning the toggle off prevents future web and app activity being…
Department of Education Sued Following Markup Investigation Into FAFSA Data Shared with Facebook
Advocates want answers after The Markup found the department sharing student data with Meta By: Colin Lecher A new federal lawsuit, scheduled to be filed as soon as today, accuses the Department of Education of failing to disclose records of its correspondence with Facebook, after an investigation by The Markup found the department sharing sensitive…