Haleluya Hadero of AP reports: Amazon will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. […] One Medical, whose parent company is the San-Francisco based 1Life Healthcare, Inc., is a membership-based service that offers virtual care as well…
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Preliminary reactions to American Data Privacy Protection Act revised draft — EFF
Seen on Twitter yesterday, some preliminary thoughts by EFF on ADPPA revisions: First, the bill would override many kinds of state privacy laws. EFF opposes rolling back state privacy protections to meet a lower federal standard. https://t.co/S2yNk5NyHw — EFF (@EFF) July 20, 2022 Today, @RepAnnaEshoo proposed an amendment to protect states’ abilities to build on…
Critics Worry Government Surveillance of HIV May Hurt More Than It Helps
Critics Worry Government Surveillance of HIV May Hurt More Than It Helps Sam Whitehead July 20, 2022 Robert Suttle has seen firsthand the legal risks of having HIV. In 2008, Suttle said, a former partner accused him of not disclosing he was HIV-positive. He was charged under Louisiana law with “intentional exposure to AIDS virus.”…
As Demand for Medication Abortion Increases, Facebook Allows Ads for Potentially Dangerous “Abortion Reversal” Procedure
As Demand for Medication Abortion Increases, Facebook Allows Ads for Potentially Dangerous “Abortion Reversal” Procedure The ads appear as the company faces criticism for limiting content about medication abortions By: Lauren Kirchner, Maddy Varner, and Angie Waller The Markup has found that Facebook is serving up ads and posts for the so-called “abortion pill reversal”…