Washington (April 12, 2019) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced comprehensive federal privacy legislation to protect American consumers’ personal information. The legislation comes in the wake of a series of revelations about myriad companies sharing consumers’ personal information without their consent, as well as…
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Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office seems to be really getting the hang of handing out monetary penalties. Here’s their newest press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Bounty (UK) Limited £400,000 for illegally sharing personal information belonging to more than 14 million people. An ICO investigation found that Bounty, a pregnancy and parenting…
New York City Amends Human Rights Law To Protect Sexual And Reproductive Health Decisions
Related to a story posted earlier today about employers getting information about you from your employer-provided or supported pregnancy app, consider this new law in New York City: New York City employers should be aware of a recent amendment to the NYCHRL that adds sexual and reproductive health decisions as a protected characteristic. This new…
Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?
Drew Harwell reports: Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia, logging in every night to record new details on a screen asking about her bodily functions, sex drive, medications and mood. When she gave birth last spring, she used the app to chart her baby’s first online…