Alison Frankel reports: The online dating company Match Group Inc really, really does not want anyone to know that it’s in a big fight with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the FTC’s investigation of a Match subsidiary that allegedly shared users’ photos with a facial recognition company. The FTC filed a petition on May 26 to…
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Torcivia v. Suffolk County: Amicus Briefs Highlight History, Law Behind the Castle Doctrine
The Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) writes: New amicus briefs supporting the petition for certiorari filed by PPSA in Torcivia v. Suffolk County urge the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. The Torcivia case asks whether the police can, citing a special need, gain warrantless access to a home. One of the briefs is a clear statement of…
Senators sound the alarm on privacy, call for HIPAA update
Mike Miliard reports: In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on July 1, Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called on HHS to use its powers to ensure the HIPAA Privacy Rule is better positioned to protect the health information of patients seeking reproductive healthcare. The Supreme Court’s…
If you use your company’s abortion travel benefits, will your boss find out?
Tami Luhby reports: The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban or severely restrict abortion has sparked a big question: Will the boss find out if you use the benefit? The answer is typically no, especially if the reimbursement is handled by your company’s health insurance plan, benefits…