Broad coalition of advocacy groups urges Slack to protect users’ messages from eavesdropping
Tech, civil liberties and reproductive justice groups want the company to offer end-to-end encryption so users' messages remain private.
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Nationwide push to require social media age verification raises questions about privacy, industry standards
Arkansas and Utah have already passed restrictions and at least seven other states and Congress are considering similar age requirements.
Hacker posts more D.C. Health Link data online, exposing lawmakers’ personal information
Congressional officials believe 21 members of Congress have seen their personal information leaked online.
Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech
The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok.
Illinois’ biometric privacy law provides blueprint as states seek to curb data collection
An estimated 17 pieces of privacy legislation backed by both Democrats and Republicans are pending across the country.
Biden calls for action on privacy rights in State of the Union
President Biden called for stronger limits on the data collected by large tech companies in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, repeating a message from…
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GoodRx will settle claim it shared sensitive health data with advertisers
The telehealth and discount drug provider promised health data would remain confidential and then allowed it to be used for targeted ads.
State legislators aren’t waiting for Congress to regulate children’s online privacy
More states are following California's lead in regulating children's privacy. But experts say the laws raise many tough questions.
LastPass breach exposes how US breach notification laws can leave consumers in the lurch
The U.S. famously does not have a federal privacy law and instead relies on 50 different state laws governing breach notification.
Open-source tech leaders urge new Congress to prioritize privacy in blockchain regulation
The group says there's a "need for deeper collaboration and dialogue between lawmakers and developers of privacy tools."