Autumn Billings writes: The state of Florida, which leads the country in partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is using a nationwide surveillance network of over 40,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras present in over 5,000 communities across the United States to aid in immigration-related arrests. Public records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel reveal that the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) utilized Flock…
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The Markup caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech
Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn By: Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca State-run health care websites around the country, meant to provide a simple way to shop for insurance, have been quietly sending visitors’ sensitive health information to Google and social…
Privacy in the Big Sky State: Montana’s Consumer Privacy Law Gets Amended
Philip M. Duclos of Jackson Lewis writes: Montana recently amended its privacy law through Senate Bill 297, effective October 1, 2025, strengthening consumer protections and requiring businesses to revisit their privacy policies that apply to citizens of Montana. Importantly, it lowered the threshold for applicability to persons and businesses who control or process the personal data of 25,000 or…
DOJ Seeks More Time on Tower Dumps
Seamus Hughes reports: After previously receiving a ninety day reprieve, today the Justice Department is asking for another month to decide if they will appeal a Mississippi federal judge’s sweeping ruling that determined so-called “tower dumps” are unconstitutional. Tower Dumps are a frequently-used law enforcement technique of pulling large swaths of data from cellular towers,…