Joseph Cox reports: SafeGraph, a location data broker, has stopped offering data related to Planned Parenthood and other similar family planning centers after Motherboard found it was possible to buy information on how many people were visiting the facilities, where they came from, and where they went afterwards, something that experts saw as highly concerning in the…
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CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders
Joseph Cox reports: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bought access to location data harvested from tens of millions of phones in the United States to perform analysis of compliance with curfews, track patterns of people visiting K-12 schools, and specifically monitor the effectiveness of policy in the Navajo Nation, according to CDC…
U.S. Supreme Court Excludes Emotional Distress Damages from Remedies Available Under Rehabilitation Act and Affordable Care Act
Not only does the Supreme Court appear ready to overturn Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to abortion, but SCOTUS also recently held that if you suffered emotional distress as harm from violations of the Rehabilitation Act or Affordable Care Act, you’re shit out of luck on damages. David Gartenberg explains: On April 28,…
Connecticut House approves changes in juvenile justice bill that allows pre-trial GPS monitoring of repeat offenders
Christopher Keating reports: State legislators voted overwhelmingly Thursday night for proposed changes in Connecticut’s juvenile justice laws that are designed to target repeat criminals and reduce crime. The bill speeds up arraignments for juveniles, allows youths to be held for eight hours instead of the current six hours as the suspect’s criminal history is being…