The editorial board of the Washington Post writes: Congress out of excuses for its inability to pass a privacy law years ago. Now, some of its members are promising they’ll finally do their jobs — just give them another year and a half. The quest for federal rules to govern companies that deal in citizens’…
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Judge rejects petition to block Cobb schools mask mandate
Kristal Dixon reports: A federal judge dismissed a request from several parents to stop the Cobb County School District from enforcing its mask mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. rejected the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the district’s mask requirement for students and its contract tracing…
Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines.
Gillian Friedman and Lauren Hirsch report: As American companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office in the coming months, executives are facing one of their most delicate pandemic-related decisions: Should they require employees to be vaccinated? Take the case of United Airlines. In January, the chief executive, Scott Kirby, indicated at a…
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Amend COPPA
Shelby Dolen of Husch Blackwell writes: Senators introduced the “Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021” in the United States Senate last week. The bill seeks to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). The bill provides individuals with the right to delete personal information the operator collected from the individual as a child. The…