The Federal Trade Commission filed a brief arguing that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) does not preempt state privacy laws that are consistent with COPPA. The brief was filed in support of a federal appeals court’s ruling in Jones v. Google, a case in which a group of children allege that Google collected data…
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Charlotte FBI, Bank of America dragged into congressional dispute over Capitol riot
Michael Gordon reports: A suspended FBI employee from Charlotte who gave whistleblower testimony Thursday to a Republican-led congressional subcommittee had his security clearance revoked over his handling of a Jan. 6-related investigation, and amid questions from his superiors concerning his “allegiance to the United States.” Meanwhile, an interim subcommittee report released earlier in the day accuses Bank of America,…
Hospitals in Two States Denied an Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient. Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.
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…
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office asked residents to register their home security cameras with them and this was the response
Harold Goodridge and Jessica Clark report: No one has ever accused the internet of being slow to respond. It was no different Tuesday when St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook asking businesses and residents to join its Connect St. Johns program. That’s where people and business owners “register” and “integrate” their security cameras with SJSO…