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New Mexico Abortion Clinic Provides Medical Abortions for Patients from Texas

Health May 04

What Biden’s expansion of health privacy rules means for people seeking abortions

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Economy Jan 30

OpenAI And ChatGTP
ChatGPT violated European Union privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI

Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union's stringent data privacy rules.

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Nation Oct 29

Data
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What some states are doing to improve privacy for your personal data

Data brokers make money off of your personal data, including your real-time location and spending habits. These companies say the information allows service providers to personalize their products, but privacy advocates say it's collected without permission and not properly secured.

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn

Economy Sep 06

A woman logging in to her laptop and holding smartphone with a security key lock icon on the screen. File photo by Getty Images
Internet service providers drop challenge to Maine’s ‘opt-in’ privacy law

Maine created one of the toughest standards in the nation for internet service providers in 2020 when it began enforcing an "opt-in" web privacy standard.

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Nation Jul 03

Data Security On The Smartphone
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How people can protect their data in the wake of the Roe ruling

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised concerns about technology and the kinds of data that should be protected. Google said this week it will automatically delete abortion clinic visits from users' location history. But it's…

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

May 19

COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The coronavirus has sparked concerns about how private medical information is being used. Health officials in at least 35 U.S. states are sharing the addresses of those who test positive for coronavirus to first responders who request it.

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Nov 29

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Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact

By PBS News Hour

A Supreme Court case centering around a piece of technology that most of us have in hand's reach has the potential to transform privacy law in the digital age. John Yang sits down with Marcia Coyle of the National Law…

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Feb 28

Uber under fire over data breach for up to 50,000 drivers

By Rebecca Lee

Uber disclosed Friday that a data breach may have affected up to 50,000 of its drivers across several states.

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Aug 30

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Virginia Tech Panel Raises Questions About Mental Health, Law

An investigation into the Virginia Tech shootings criticized the university for failing to respond to the behavior of Seung-Hui Cho and for communication problems. Two mental health experts explain the legal challenges of providing information about students' mental conditions.

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Aug 30

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Report Faults University for Response to Cho, Shootings

An investigation into the Virginia Tech shootings criticized the university for failing to respond to the behavior of Seung-Hui Cho and for communication problems. Panel member Tom Ridge discusses the findings.

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