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Apr 05 2024
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CBD Company Charlotte’s Web Faces Lawsuit Alleging Invasion Of Privacy Violation
CBD company Charlotte’s Web is facing a lawsuit alleging that it failed to warn visitors to its website about the tracking of conversations on its chat feature, potentially violating California law. As first reported by Hemp Today, plaintiff Lillian Jurdi filed a class action complaint in February against Colorado-based Charlotte’s Web in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
ForbesApr 09 2024
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Google is emphasizing privacy in Las Vegas after finally resolving its 'Incognito Mode' debacle
Google was sure to mention privacy and security at its annual Google Next conference — right as it’s wrapping up past privacy issues with another product. The tech giant touted the “enterprise grade security and privacy” on Gemini Pro 1.5. That includes an AI security add-on for Google Apps. Businesses that use Google Workspace “can automatically classify and protect sensitive files and data
QuartzMar 25 2024
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MD Trans advocates push for healthcare privacy bill to move forward
MARYLAND – Trans healthcare advocates are pushing for a bill to protect the privacy of patients and providers to move forward in the Maryland House after passing the Senate. A recent executive order from Governor Wes Moore made the information about gender-affirming care, unable to be accessed by other states, who may want to criminalize the patient or provider. But this bill makes the
ABC 47 WMDTApr 12 2024
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Johnson tees up 2-year FISA extension and separate vote on Fourth Amendment right to privacy bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to bring a bill that would reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 2 years instead of 5 years to the House floor on Friday as well as allow a vote on legislation related to Fourth Amendment right to privacy.
The House Rules Committee on Thursday night voted 8-4 to adopt the rule for legislation that
Just The NewsApr 15 2024
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Top lawmaker shares 'biggest fear' about her kids' data online as Congress eyes federal privacy rules
Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said it is her "biggest fear" as a parent for her children’s sensitive data to be exploited online, and she is aiming to quell those fears for herself and millions of Americans with a new federal data privacy standard. "There’s very dangerous activity online, and data collection is foundationally how these algorithms are developed
Fox News (Online News)Mar 09 2024
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New Hampshire Governor Signs Opt-Out Privacy Law
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a new privacy law that gives residents the right to opt out of common forms of online behavioral ad targeting. “New Hampshire is living up to our motto as the Live Free or Die State by ensuring that Granite Staters have control over their personal information,” Sununu said Wednesday when he announced that he had approved the measure. The statute (
MediaPostMar 31 2024
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Privacy concerns rise about Florida law requiring proof of age to join social media
Privacy concerns rise about Florida law requiring proof of age to join social media
Privacy concerns rise about Florida law requiring proof of age to join social media Audio will be available later today.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NetChoice's Carl Szabo, a critic of Florida's new social media restrictions for kids, about age verification and fears of data collection.
NPR Fact CheckApr 01 2024
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Florida Supreme Court backs abortion ban; seismic decision reverses 34-year privacy ruling
The Florida Supreme Court Monday upheld a 15-week ban on abortion — a momentous 98-page decision that reversed 34 years of court precedent, which held that a privacy provision in the state constitution protected a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy. Instead, the 6-1 decision – with Justice Jorge Labarga dissenting – confirmed the constitutionality of the state's abortion ban (HB 5), passed
Tallahassee DemocratFeb 29 2024
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European Regulators Accuse Meta Of 'Massive, Illegal' Privacy 'Smokescreen'
A European consumer rights consortium has released a scathing new report accusing Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of using a privacy “smokescreen” to obscure what it’s deemed a “massive, illegal” data collection scheme.
In particular, the European Consumer Organisation says Meta’s Nov. 2023 policy of charging European Union residents a monthly privacy fee if they don’t want
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