ITV reports: Jersey’s government has been found to have breached the island’s data protection law again. The Information Commissioner has issued a public statement criticising the Customer and Local Services department after an islander complained about how their request for personal information was dealt with. Since the data protection law was brought in 2018, the…
Arkansas Enacts Legislation Restricting Social Media Accounts for Minors
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 12, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law S.B. 396 creating the state’s Social Media Safety Act (the “Act”). The Act comes after Utah’s similar social media laws enacted in March. The Act prohibits social media companies from allowing Arkansas residents under 18 years of age from holding accounts on the…
Cal.4: Misdemeanants stated claim that DNA testing of them was a violation of state right of privacy
From FourthAmendment.com: Plaintiffs stated a claim that the Orange County program for collection of DNA from misdemeanants violated their right to privacy. There may be instances were a misdemeanor may be a “serious crime” but in general, no. The trial court erred in granting the demurrer. Thompson v. Spitzer, 2023 Cal. App. LEXIS 275 (4th Dist….
Meta Urged to Halt Plans Allowing Minors Into the Metaverse
Emily Birnbaum reports: Dozens of advocacy organizations and children’s safety experts are calling on Meta Platforms Inc. to terminate its plans to allow minors into its new virtual reality world. Meta is planning to invite teenagers and young adults to join its metaverse app, Horizon Worlds, in the coming months. But the groups and experts that signed…