Mackenzi Matthews is a staff writer at the University of Illinois’s student-run newspaper, The Journal. In a new piece, she reports: The debate over the importance of privacy versus security is an old and reoccurring one. With different people in positions of power having varying stances on which is more important, it seems as if…
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Massachusetts AG Presses Pharmacies About Collection and Use of Vaccine Patient Data
From the good folks at EPIC.org: The Massachusetts Attorney General, following up on a letter from EPIC and a coalition of civil society groups, wrote to major pharmacies today seeking details about their collection and use of personal data from COVID-19 vaccine recipients. The federal government is coordinating with retail pharmacies to facilitate vaccine distribution. But as EPIC and coalition partners warned last…
To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course
Virginia Hughes reports that a small cottage industry is growing to help law enforcement solve cold cases. The techniques involve DNA and using genetic markers to build multigenerational family trees — like the techniques that helped law enforcement finally catch the Golden State Killer. Hughes reports: Mr. McCord and his team are among a growing…
US State Privacy Law Check-In
Christopher J. Buontempo and Cynthia J. Larose of Mintz write: In a previous update, we provided a comprehensive round-up of several notable pending US state privacy laws. We are checking-in on the progression of some of those laws in this further update. The next installment will update the remaining state laws in progress. New Laws Virginia…