Tessa Stuart reports: A Nebraska teen who enlisted her mother’s help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Celeste Burgess was 17 years old and 24 weeks pregnant when she took Mifepristone and Misoprostol that her mother purchased online. In May, the now 19-year-old pleaded guilty to one…
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Delaware Could Become the 13th State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
Seen at Hunton Andrews Kurth: On June 30, 2023, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (H.B. 154) (the “DPDPA”), a day after the Delaware Senate passed the legislation. The DPDPA heads to Governor John Carney for a final signature. This could make Delaware the 13th U.S. state to enact…
Ill. Supreme Ct. Refuses to Reconsider BIPA Ruling, Despite Warning About ‘Astronomical’ Penalties
Jim Sams reports an update to a case previously noted on this site: The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an interpretation will lead to astronomical damage awards that could destroy…
This AI Watches Millions Of Cars Daily And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal
“This is the systematic development and deployment of a vast surveillance network that invades society’s reasonable expectation of privacy.” — Ben Gold, lawyer. Thomas Brewster reports: In March of 2022, David Zayas was driving down the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. His car, a gray Chevrolet, was entirely unremarkable, as was its speed. But to…