Amy Gordon, Leslie Shanklin, and Jeff Warshafsky of Proskauer write: In recent years, the “live chat” feature often used on consumer-facing websites has become the subject of lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). In particular, there have been a surge of putative class actions challenging the use of this feature under…
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Louisiana House Votes To Jail People For Possessing Abortion Pills
Lydia O’Connor reports: The Louisiana state House voted Tuesday to add two common medications used for abortions to the state’s list of controlled, dangerous substances despite widespread evidence they’re perfectly safe and effective. The medications in question, mifepristone and misoprostol, are already illegal to use for abortions in Louisiana, where the procedure has been completely outlawed since the…
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal By: Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira When someone applies for a mortgage, they trust a home loan lender or mortgage broker with some of…
Minnesota Legislature Passes Consumer Data Privacy Act
David Stauss & Brad Hammer of Husch Blackwell write: On May 19, the Minnesota legislature passed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (HF 4757 / SF 4782). The bill, which is sponsored by Representative Steve Elkins, was passed as Article 5 of a larger omnibus bill. The bill next moves to Governor Tim Walz for…