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Abortion Files to Be Guarded From Law Enforcement Under Rule

Abortion medical records will be better protected under a Biden administration rule issued Monday

City of Hope Sued Over Breach Endangering Cancer Patients’ Data

A federal judge sided with Alphabet Inc.‘s Google in preventing the US Justice Department from coordinating discovery for its advertising technology monopolization suit with a similar state-led case against the tech giant.

UnitedHealth Data Leak May Affect ‘Substantial’ Swath of US

UnitedHealth Group Inc. found files containing private information on a vast number of Americans whose data may have been compromised in a February cyberattack that upended the US health system.

Online Lecture Platform Hit With Second Consumer Privacy Suit

Digital education company edX LLC and its parent company 2U Inc. are facing a new proposed class action alleging the companies didn’t obtain consent before sharing private video data and personal information with a host of third-party vendors.

ANALYSIS: Biometric Damages Proposal Would Weaken Illinois Law

A new bill moving through the Illinois legislature would likely defang the contentious Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) by drastically changing the risk associated with a violation for both parties—making employees less likely to sue and employers more likely to break the law.

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Judge Dismisses Griffin’s Privacy Claims in Suit Against IRS

A judge allowed Ken Griffin’s lawsuit accusing the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0229544Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0cc3-d583-afbf-cedfe0490000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Internal Revenue Service of leaking his confidential tax information to proceed, but dismissed his claim that the agency broke privacy laws by failing to safeguard his data.

FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms

The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0c67-d583-afbf-ceff955d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0392381D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0c67-d583-afbf-ceff955d0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.

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FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms (2)

The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0c67-d583-afbf-ceff955d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0392381D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0c67-d583-afbf-ceff955d0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.

Social Media Cases Could Impact Public Discourse Online

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