Grant Dearborn and Laura Johnson Evans of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP write: Florida has a new law as of July 1, 2023 relating to the storage of certain health records. The newly enacted Florida Statutes section 408.051 creates the “Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act.” The Act states in part that in addition to…
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Texas will require parental consent for minors under 18 to use social media
Ashley Belanger reports: Teens will likely soon be losing online privileges in Texas, which this week became the third state to require parental consent for minors under 18 to access social media. Utah passed a similar law in March, and Louisiana followed suit this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 18 into law on Wednesday. It takes effect on…
TimmyC402 gave me a wake-up call. Here’s yours.
Yesterday, I posted the following on infosec.exchange, but thought it might be useful to post it here to remind folks to think about when we should start teaching children about online privacy and “OpSec” (Operations Security): My 6-year-old grandson (let’s call him “Timmy”) was at our house, and I was teasing him by calling him…
DHS’s Newest Target: Atlanta “Cop City” Activists
Spencer Reynolds reports: For months, environmental and racial justice activists in Atlanta have challenged the destruction of a local forest for a police training facility. Following an extended draconian crackdown, the Atlanta Police Department on May 31 arrested three people who operated a bail fund providing legal support to demonstrators. This escalatory action directly targeted constitutional rights…