Suzanne Smalley reports: This is the third and final part in a series on automobile privacy. Read part 1 and part 2 here. Faye Francy decided to buy a used car from a dealer a few hours from her house. After writing a check and signing the paperwork, she synced her phone to the infotainment center so she could…
Category: Laws
Every Major Pharmacy Chain Is Giving The Government Warrantless Access To Medical Records
Tim Cushing writes: The Fourth Amendment is rarely a match for the Third Party Doctrine. In recent years, things have gotten a wee bit better thanks to a couple of Supreme Court rulings. But the operative principle still overrides: whatever we share (voluntarily or not) with private companies can often be obtained without a warrant. That’s why bills have…
FTC suggests new rules to shift parents’ burden of protecting kids to websites
Ashley Belanger reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently seeking comments on new rules that would further restrict platforms’ efforts to monetize children’s data. Through the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the FTC initially sought to give parents more control over what kinds of information that various websites and apps can collect from their kids….
Seattle hospital sues Texas AG who sought records of trans minors
Kim Bellware, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Timothy Bella, and Ben Brasch of the Washington Post report: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) tried to compel a Seattle hospital to hand over information about gender-affirming treatment Texas youths may have received across state lines, according to court filings, signaling an escalation of his office’s attempts to crack down…