Kavitha Surana reports: Mylissa Farmer knew her fetus was dying inside of her. Her water broke less than 18 weeks into her pregnancy last August, and she was desperate for an abortion. But according to federal documents, during three emergency room visits over two days in Missouri and Kansas, doctors repeatedly gave Farmer the same…
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Facebook to be fined $807million by Ireland’s DPC for mishandling user information
Dan Milmo reports: Facebook is to be fined more than €746m (£648m) and ordered to suspend data transfers to the US as an Irish regulator prepares to punish the social media network for its handling of user information. The fine, first reported by Bloomberg and expected to be confirmed as soon as Monday, will set…
UK court tosses class-action style health data misuse claim against Google DeepMind
Natasha Lomas reports: Google has prevailed against another U.K. class-action style privacy lawsuit after a London court dismissed a lawsuit filed last year against the tech giant and its AI division, DeepMind, which had sought compensation for misuse of NHS patients’ medical records. The decision underscores the hurdles facing class-action style compensation claims for privacy breaches in…
Florida Comprehensive State Privacy Law Sent to Governor for Signature
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces (S.B. 262) to Governor Ron DeSantis for signature. Unlike the other comprehensive state…