Mark Sherman of AP reports: A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the…
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Ohio Introduces CCPA-like Consumer Privacy Bill
Delonie A. Plummer of JacksonLewis writes: Consumer privacy issues are as a hot as ever, and on the radar of the state and federal legislature alike. Following in the footsteps of California, and most recently Virginia and Colorado, Ohio introduced a comprehensive consumer privacy bill, the Ohio Personal Privacy Act (the “Act”). By introducing the Act, Ohio…
Privacy commissioner says N.S. Health violated privacy of program participants
Jack Julian reports: The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled Nova Scotia Health violated the privacy of participants in the province’s Driving While Impaired program. A privacy expert in Halifax says it’s an interesting illustration of the complexity of privacy rules when more than one law can come into play. Read more…
Are proposed data protection changes a threat to UK citizens’ privacy?
Alex Scroxton reports: Government proposals to liberalise the UK’s data protection regime in support of increased innovation, research and economic growth, alongside an expansion of the remit held by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to support these goals, have prompted discussion among data privacy and infosec experts, with some concerned that Boris Johnson’s government means to gut…