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Tag: data privacy

California may increase digital privacy by stopping police from using warrants to obtain people's internet search information. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock
Posted inHealth

California’s digital privacy battle: It’s police vs. civil libertarians, with an abortion twist

Avatar photo by Kristen Hwang June 2, 2023June 7, 2023

California is considering banning the use of “reverse search warrants,” which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.

A man stands in front of a sign of Meta at its headquarters in Menlo Park on October 28, 2021. Photo by Carlos Barria, REUTERS
Posted inCommentary

Tech industry wants to derail data privacy protections sought by California voters

by Guest Commentary May 5, 2023May 4, 2023
Students at a classroom at St. HOPE’s Public School 7 Elementary in Sacramento on May 11, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Recent cyberattacks highlight the vulnerability of California schools

Avatar photo by Joe Hong October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Posted inEconomy

Lawmakers approve groundbreaking internet privacy law for kids

Avatar photo by Grace Gedye September 6, 2022September 15, 2022
car data
Posted inCommentary

Californians should decide whether its OK for their cars spy on them

by Guest Commentary July 18, 2022July 16, 2022
A patient with COVID-19 is treated by staff in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Younis
Posted inHealth

California will require health facilities to start sharing patient data with each other

Avatar photo by Kristen Hwang June 30, 2022July 1, 2022
Posted inCommentary

The impending fallout from various new data privacy policies

by Guest Commentary March 16, 2022March 15, 2022
Privacy Protection
Posted inCommentary

New Privacy Protection Agency needs more time to develop regulations

by Guest Commentary March 1, 2022March 2, 2022
Facilty employee Domingo Comin holds his vaccination card at Carefield Assisted Living in Castro Valley on Feb. 3, 2021. Californa top officials have announced the state has no plans to develop its own vaccine passport. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Vaccine passports in California? Answers to your questions

Avatar photo by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 8, 2021September 27, 2021
Posted inElections, Politics

State worked with social companies to remove election misinformation

by Freddy Brewster December 29, 2020December 30, 2020

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