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Oracle Health Defeats Patients" Suit Over Google Data Sharing
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (192+ words) Oracle Health, a developer of medical-system patient portals, defeated a proposed class action alleging it shared patients" personal health information with Google LLC in violation of state and federal privacy laws. Plaintiffs Gary Whitby and Jeremy Paquette didn"t show…...
Vague Age Verification Laws Fuel Surge in ID Tech Vendors
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (781+ words) Mounting age verification legislation with unclear technical requirements has created opportunities for private vendors to emerge as de facto guides as companies navigate legal and reputational risk. In the US alone, 25 states, including Texas and New York, have some form…...
Cyberattacks, Tariffs, Geopolitics Loom Over Business Executives
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (379+ words) Geopolitical uncertainty, rapid policy shifts, and mounting security risks are ratcheting up the threats facing US companies. About 70% of business executives surveyed said the complex regulatory environment poses a moderate or serious risk to their company. Nearly the same number…...
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5+ day, 6+ hour ago (14+ words) Trucker's Disability Benefits Claim Dooms Bias Case at 8th Cir. Bloomberg Law News...
California Reveals Brokers Selling Data to AI Firms and Overseas
2+ week, 6+ day ago (117+ words) California officials disclosed the names of more than 500 data brokers registered in the state and the personal information they sold to foreign adversaries, the Trump administration, and generative artificial intelligence firms, among other buyers. The list includes big-name brands like…...
Watson Clinic $10 Million Data Breach Settlement Gets Final Nod
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (110+ words) Bloomberg Law News Watson Clinic LLP's $10 million settlement to resolve a data breach suit recieved final approval from a federal court along with an attorneys' fee award of $3. 3 million. The breach reported to the US District Court for the Middle…...
Server-Side Tracking to Shape Future of Pixel Privacy Litigation
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (976+ words) Companies seeking to stem the tide of wiretap lawsuits targeting their use of data analytics tools like tracking "pixels" from Meta Platforms Inc. and Google LLC are looking to a relatively new way of handling information they collect from consumers....
Wisconsin Hospital Owes $8 Million for Failing to Prevent Attack
1+ week, 4+ day ago (60+ words) Bloomberg Law News Children's Hospital of Wisconsin must pay $8 million damages to the family of a woman attacked by a person in its waiting room who was known to present a security risk, a state appeals court said. Learn more…...
US Law Week March 2026 Circuit Split Review: Digital Privacy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (82+ words) Bloomberg Law News Modern digital content identification techniques are dividing federal appeals courts on whether the Fourth Amendment's private-search exception applies when law enforcement probes for illegal content in unopened online files received from private third parties. Learn more about…...
BGOV On Point: Congress Facing Deadline to Renew Espionage Law
1+ week, 4+ day ago (101+ words) Bloomberg Law News Lawmakers have until April 20 to reauthorize a contentious electronic surveillance law, renewing debate over national security needs versus civil liberties and privacy concerns. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the US government to conduct surveillance for foreign…...