Privacy News & Issues
WASHINGTON—- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in response to the most recent draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). The Lawyers’ Committee has been a leading champion for comprehensive privacy legislation over the past five years. “The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law opposes the new draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA)…
Thomas Gruel reports: A North Charleston Police officer was demoted and put on six months of probation after training history shows he was using city cameras to spy on his wife who he suspected was having an affair. Former Lt. Ryan Terrell admitted to using Verkada security cameras owned by the City of North Charleston…
Samantha Cole reports: This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. A woman is suing Microsoft and two major U.S. sex toy retailers with claims that their websites are tracking users without their consent, despite promising they wouldn’t do that. In a complaint filed on June 25 in the…
Abbie van Sickle reports: The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would dismiss a case about emergency abortions in Idaho, temporarily clearing the way for women in the state to receive an abortion when their health is at risk. The one-sentence, unsigned decision declared that the case had been “improvidently granted,” meaning a majority of the…