One of my go-to lawyers on HIPAA is Matt Fisher. Last week, he wrote: The spotlight continues to shine brightly on HIPAA, especially as an excuse, when it comes to professional athletes responding to questions around COVID vaccine status. The most recent string of erroneous responses started strongly over the summer when NFL training camps…
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Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Searched A Sexual Assault Victim’s Name, Address And Telephone Number
Thomas Brewster reports: In 2019, federal investigators in Wisconsin were hunting men they believed had participated in the trafficking and sexual abuse of a minor. She had gone missing that year but had emerged claiming to have been kidnapped and sexually assaulted, according to a search warrant reviewed by Forbes. In an attempt to chase down…
Modern-Day General Warrants and the Challenge of Protecting Third-Party Privacy Rights in Mass, Suspicionless Searches of Consumer Databases
Modern-Day General Warrants and the Challenge of Protecting Third-Party Privacy Rights in Mass, Suspicionless Searches of Consumer Databases A Hoover Institution Essay by Jennifer Lynch Aegis Series Paper No. 2104 From the introduction: Today, more than ever, law enforcement has access to massive amounts of consumer data that allow police to essentially pluck a suspect…
California first state in US to require students, staff be vaccinated for COVID-19
This site has not reported every story — or even the vast majority of them — on mandatory vaccination cases. But this one seemed worth noting because it impacts both public and private schools: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a vaccine mandate for all students – the first requirement of its kind in the United States….