{"id":4033,"date":"2022-07-01T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/2022\/07\/01\/privacy-news-july-1\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:18:47","slug":"privacy-news-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/2022\/07\/01\/privacy-news-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News: July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An extra-long list for the holiday weekend!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"hipaa-privacy-rule-and-disclosures-of-information-relating-to-reproductive-health-care\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hhs.gov\/hipaa\/for-professionals\/privacy\/guidance\/phi-reproductive-health\/index.html\">HIPAA Privacy Rule and Disclosures of Information Relating to Reproductive Health Care<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>on HHS.gov (hhs.gov)<\/p>\n<p>New Guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services tells health-care providers they do not have to disclose personal information related to abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care \u2013 and that they are often prohibited from disclosing it, even to law enforcement. \u00a0This is very privacy-friendly guidance. \u00a0Unfortunately, HIPAA only covers health care providers and insurance companies; tech companies who track personal health care information typically are not affected by HIPAA, so this guidance does not apply to them.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/hhs.gov\/hipaa\/for-professionals\/privacy\/guidance\/cell-phone-hipaa\/index.html\">Protecting the Privacy and Security of Your Health Information When Using Your Personal Cell Phone or Tablet<\/a>, also on HHS.gov<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@Kendra_Serra\/340ab8fdff74\">Fear, Uncertainty, and Period Trackers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Kendra Albert, Maggie Delano, and Emma Weil on medium.com<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My parable that I&#39;m taking away: people on the ground have a pretty good idea of where risk comes from and we theorize without their input\/expertise at our peril.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendra Albert (@KendraSerra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendraSerra\/status\/1541899136651386880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p>The risk of information from period tracking apps being used to identify people who get abortions has gotten a lot of attention. \u00a0This post, by researchers and a lawyer, is an excellent analysis of the risks. \u00a0The authors conclude<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you use a period tracker, but your threat model does not include the additional risks of say: helping other people get abortions, we don\u2019t currently have evidence of imminent threats of large-scale preemptive investigation of you based on personal health app data. The biggest threat of criminalization is that a third party (like hospital staff or a relative) reports someone to the police for their pregnancy outcome \u2014 not that police find their period data in a database.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@maggied\/okay-fine-lets-talk-about-period-tracking-the-detailed-explainer-2f45112eebb4\">Okay, Fine, Let\u2019s Talk About Period Tracking: the detailed explainer<\/a>, by the same authors, a longer companion piece, goes into even more detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2022\/06\/should-you-really-delete-your-period-tracking-app\">Should You Really Delete Your Period Tracking App?<\/a>, \u00a0Gennie Gebhart and Daly Barnett, EFF<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@carolinesinders\/period-tracking-abortions-and-privacy-308739482a31\">Period Tracking, Abortions, and Privacy<\/a>, caroline sinders (from May 2022)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theverge.com\/23185081\/abortion-data-privacy-roe-v-wade-dobbs-surveillance-period-tracking\">The biggest privacy risks in post-Roe America<\/a>, Russell Brandom on The Verge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/30\/technology\/period-tracker-privacy-abortion.html\">Deleting Your Period Tracker Won\u2019t Protect You<\/a>, Kashmir Hill, in the New York Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engadget.com\/data-privacy-period-tracking-apps-130054404.html\">The post-Roe data privacy nightmare is way bigger than period tracking apps<\/a>, K. Bell on Engadget (engadget.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/29\/business\/payment-data-abortion-evidence.html\">Payment Data Could Become Evidence of Abortion, Now Illegal in Some States<\/a>, Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard, in the New York Times (nytimes.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2022-05-16\/abortion-data-privacy-roe-surveillance\">Op-Ed: The end of Roe means we\u2019ll be criminalized for more of our data<\/a>, Cynthia Conti-Cook and Kate Bertash, <em>LA Times (May 2022)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techpolicy.press\/whos-going-to-protect-reproductive-rights-online\/\">Who\u2019s Going to Protect Reproductive Rights Online?<\/a>, Nora Benevidez, Tech Policy Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightforthefuture.org\/news\/2022-06-24-in-wake-of-roe-repeal-lawmakers-and-tech-companies-must-take-immediate-steps-to-protect-abortion-patients-from-surveillance-and-censorship\">In wake of Roe repeal, lawmakers and tech companies must take immediate steps to protect abortion patients from surveillance and censorship<\/a>, Fight for the Future.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/statnews.com\/2022\/06\/30\/roe-abortion-health-data-privacy-cambridge-analytica\">Supreme Court\u2019s decision on abortion sparks health tech\u2019s Cambridge Analytica moment<\/a>, Mario Aguilar on STAT (statnews.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/06\/30\/planned-parenthood-privacy-data\">Planned Parenthood suspends marketing trackers on abortion search pages<\/a>, Tatum Hunter on The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fastcompany.com\/90765123\/now-that-roe-has-been-overturned-its-up-to-the-tech-industry-to-protect-our-data\">Now that Roe has been overturned, it\u2019s up to the tech industry to protect our data<\/a>, Max Ufberg on Fast Company (fastcompany.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/criminal-justice\/3543721-federal-government-will-help-states-punish-abortion-using-our-phones\">Federal government will help states punish abortion \u2014 using our phones<\/a>, Riana Pfefferkorn on The Hill (thehill.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu\/ublr\/vol50\/iss1\/2\">Surveilling the Digital Abortion Diary<\/a>,\u201d C. Conti-Cook, <em>University of Baltimore Law Review<\/em>, vol. 50, no. 1, Oct. 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"massive-trove-of-gun-owners%E2%80%99-private-information-leaked-by-california-attorney-general\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thereload.com\/new-california-ag-website-leaks-massive-trove-of-gun-owner-private-information\/\">Massive Trove of Gun Owners\u2019 Private Information Leaked by California Attorney General<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Stephen Gutowsky, <em>The Reload <\/em>(thereload.com)<\/p>\n<p>Yikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The California Department of Justice\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/openjustice.doj.ca.gov\/data-stories\/firearms-data-portal\">2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal<\/a> went live on Monday with publicly-accessible files that include identifying information for those who have concealed carry permits. The leaked information includes the person\u2019s full name, race, home address, date of birth, and date their permit was issued. The data also shows the type of permit issued, indicating if the permit holder is a member of law enforcement or a judge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"will-california-eliminate-anonymous-web-browsing-comments-on-ca-ab-2273-the-age-appropriate-design-code-act\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ericgoldman.org\/archives\/2022\/06\/will-california-eliminate-anonymous-web-browsing-comments-on-ca-ab-2273-the-age-appropriate-design-code-act.htm\">Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Eric Goldman on Technology and Marketing Law Blog (blog.ericgoldman.com)<\/p>\n<p>Goldman argues that the wording of this proposed California law would require ebsites and apps to authenticate the age of ALL consumers before they can use the service \u2013 which would put an end to anonymous web browsing. \u00a0In <em>The Register<\/em>, Thomas Claburn <a href=\"https:\/\/theregister.com\/2022\/06\/28\/california_kid_privacy_bill_anonymous\">reports<\/a> that Consumer Reports has also urged legislators to drop the age verification requirement.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/fpf.org\/blog\/california-age-appropriate-design-code-aims-to-address-growing-concern-about-childrens-online-privacy-and-safety\">California Age-Appropriate Design Code Aims to Address Growing Concern About Children\u2019s Online Privacy and Safety<\/a>, on Future of Privacy Forum<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"iapp-statement-on-dobbs-ruling-and-psr-event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/news\/a\/iapp-statement-on-dobbs-ruling-and-psr-event\">IAPP statement on Dobbs ruling and PSR event<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>on International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp.org)<\/p>\n<p>The IAPP &#8220;stands against discriminatory laws and unequivocally supports civil rights, which include privacy rights for all persons everywhere&#8221; but nonetheless is going to hold their convention in Texas which has stripped privacy rights from pregnant people. \u00a0As Ari Ezra Waldman says on Twitter, it&#8217;s unacceptable \u2013 but not surprising.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">+1. Unacceptable <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrivacyPros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrivacyPros<\/a>. Also not surprising. In Industry Unbound, I show how the IAPP is a mouthpiece for discourses of power for the info industry. It doesn\u2019t actually care abt ppl\u2019s privacy, those of women, ppl who can become pregnant, or anyone for that matter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYUYJj247x\">https:\/\/t.co\/cYUYJj247x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Ezra Waldman (@ariezrawaldman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ariezrawaldman\/status\/1542470492422275073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"and\">And &#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wired.com\/story\/trustpid-digital-token-supercookie\">\u2018Supercookies\u2019 Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm<\/a>, Chris Stokel-Walker on WIRED (wired.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/news\/a\/parting-thoughts-a-canadian-privacy-one-on-one-with-daniel-therrien\">Parting thoughts: A Canadian privacy one-on-one with Daniel Therrien<\/a>, an interview with the former Privacy Commissioner of Canada on International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp.org)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookings.edu\/blog\/techtank\/2022\/06\/27\/techtank-podcast-episode-47-will-americans-finally-see-bipartisan-federal-privacy-legislation\">TechTank Podcast Episode 47: Will Americans finally see bipartisan federal privacy legislation?<\/a>, Cameron Kerry, Jennifer King, and Nicol Turner Lee on Brookings (brookings.edu)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reuters.com\/technology\/australian-appliances-giant-pauses-facial-recognition-tech-over-privacy-concern-2022-06-28\">Australian retailer pauses facial recognition trial over privacy complaint<\/a>, Byron Kaye on Reuters (reuters.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/3-expert-predications-on-where-6330588\">3 Expert Predications on Where International Privacy Regulations Are Heading in 2023 and Beyond<\/a>, Tim Rollins on JD Supra (jdsupra.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/news\/a\/10-years-after-the-eus-crunch-moment-on-gdpr-enforcement\">10 years after: The EU\u2019s \u2018crunch time\u2019 on GDPR enforcement<\/a>, Luca \u00a0Bertuzzi on International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp.org)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/06\/28\/uk-biometrics-legal-review\">UK urgently needs law on use of biometrics, warns review<\/a>, Natasha Lomas on TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/ftc-could-probe-google-and-apple-over-mobile-tracking\">Google and Apple may face another FTC probe over \u2018harmful\u2019 mobile trackers<\/a>, \u00a0Jay Bonggolto, Android Central (androidcentral.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/policy\/ohlhausen-privacy-ftc\">The privacy debate could get \u2018dangerous\u2019 for the FTC<\/a>, an interview with former FTC acting chair (and current lobbyist) Maureen Ohlhausen, by Ben Brody on Protocol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/06\/30\/bilt-address-leak-privacy\">How did a rental startup I\u2019d never heard of leak my home address?<\/a>, Zack Whittaker on TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/police-google-reverse-keyword-searches-rcna35749\">Police used a reverse keyword Google search to find an accused killer. He says that\u2019s illegal<\/a>, Jon Schuppe on NBC News (nbcnews.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forbes.com\/sites\/thomasbrewster\/2022\/06\/30\/warrants-can-force-google-to-look-through-your-search-historya-tragic-arson-case-may-decide-if-thats-constitutional\">Warrants Can Force Google To Look Through Your Search History\u2013A Tragic Arson Case May Decide If That\u2019s Constitutional<\/a>, Thomas Brewster on Forbes (forbes.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beuc.eu\/publications\/european-consumer-groups-take-action-against-google-pushing-users-towards-its\/html\">European consumer groups take action against Google for pushing users towards its surveillance system<\/a>, on www.beuc.eu (beuc.eu)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/jun\/28\/i-saw-first-hand-tech-giants-seduced-eu-google-meta\">I saw first-hand how the tech giants seduced the EU \u2013 and undermined democracy<\/a>, Georg Riekeles of the Eurpoean Policy Center on The Guardian (theguardian.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afr.com\/politics\/federal\/dreyfus-pledges-sweeping-data-privacy-reforms-20220627-p5awvw\">Dreyfus pledges sweeping data privacy reforms<\/a>, Tom Burton on Australian Financial Review (afr.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpomagazine.com\/data-protection\/widely-used-iab-tcf-ad-tracking-consent-framework-may-not-meet-gdpr-standards\">Widely Used IAB TCF Ad Tracking Consent Framework May Not Meet GDPR Standards<\/a>, Scott Ikeda on CPO Magazine (cpomagazine.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcworld.com\/article\/797980\/this-new-privacy-feature-in-firefox-strips-tracking-info-from-links.html\">This new privacy feature in Firefox strips tracking info from links<\/a>, Alaina Yee on PCWorld (pcworld.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsj.com\/articles\/european-u-s-groups-plan-salvo-of-privacy-complaints-against-google-11656540061\">European, U.S. Groups Plan Salvo of Privacy Complaints Against Google<\/a>, Catherine Stupp on The Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Image credit: <\/em>Daquella manera on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/62518311@N00\/466172168\">Flickr <\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Neon_sign_NEWS.jpg\">Wikipedia Commons.<\/a> \u00a0licensed under the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 2.0<\/a> license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An extra-long list for the holiday weekend! HIPAA Privacy Rule and Disclosures of Information Relating to Reproductive Health Care on HHS.gov (hhs.gov) New Guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services tells health-care providers they do not have to disclose personal information related to abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care \u2013 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[461,460],"class_list":["post-4033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-privacy-after-roe","tag-privacy-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}