Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, and Sierra Stubbs of Covington and Burling write: Following the approach taken by the Kentucky and Connecticut legislatures this spring, Oregon has amended its comprehensive privacy statute to implement changes to the law. Specifically, the amendment extends the statutory cure period to July 1, 2026, but this extension is limited to certain controllers. …
Category: U.S.
20 States Sue HHS to Stop Medicaid Data Sharing with ICE
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: California and 19 other states’ attorneys general are suing the Trump administration to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ from allegedly disclosing Medicaid beneficiaries’ personal health information to the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced the lawsuit…
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
Jude Joffe-Block and Miles Parks report: The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system. The tool, which is being rolled out in phases, is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. But…
Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy
The Supreme Court’s decision issued this week upholding a Texas law requiring age verification to access pornography online has predictably drawn a lot of criticism from civil liberties and privacy advocates. Here’s EFF’s take on its impact, written by Aaron Mackey, Lisa Femia, and Jason Kelley: Today’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is a direct…