Sofia Barnett reports: A Long Island teacher revealed a teen’s autism diagnosis in an online article in which she used his full name and made “disparaging and condescending remarks,” according to a lawsuit. Jennifer Ingold’s piece, “Sealing Civic Readiness in Our Middle Schools” was published May 18, 2022, on the education news site MiddleWeb.com and…
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks
Ashley Belanger reports: Last Friday, Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. (Doxxing is sometimes spelled “doxing.”) The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on January 1,…
Search warrant nondisclosure order under Stored Communications Act was reasonable under the First Amendment
By now, you’ve probably heard that the government hit Twitter with a search warrant for information on Donald Trump’s account, that Twitter refused to comply initially because it came with a gag order that they argued violated First Amendment rights, and they got hit with a monetary penalty for not complying timely. On appeal of…
UK: ICO threatens enforcement action against websites with ‘harmful’ cookie banners
Richard Speed reports: The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called for an end to website design practices that it claims could harm users. The regulator has singled out cookie consent banners as an example of where it will take action if it believes that consumers are being affected by harmful design. It went on…