/tags/privacy privacy en-US WLRN Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT /business/2024-04-12/digital-privacy-consumer-online-data If you use a smart speaker, a search engine or social media – and who doesn’t? – a new state privacy law goes into effect soon. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT /business/2024-04-12/digital-privacy-consumer-online-data Tom Hudson /education/2022-10-14/palm-beach-school-board-calls-on-athletics-body-to-stop-asking-students-for-personal-health-info For years the Florida High School Athletic Association required students to disclose detailed health information in order to play on a team. After outcry from parents, Palm Beach County school board members are asking the FHSAA to revise their procedures. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /education/2022-10-14/palm-beach-school-board-calls-on-athletics-body-to-stop-asking-students-for-personal-health-info Kate Payne /news/2022-08-25/scanning-students-rooms-during-remote-tests-is-unconstitutional-judge-rules In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that Cleveland State University violated his Fourth Amendment rights when he complied with a webcam recording of his exam space. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-25/scanning-students-rooms-during-remote-tests-is-unconstitutional-judge-rules Emma Bowman /news/2022-08-02/we-might-never-know-who-won-the-mega-millions-jackpot-thats-not-usually-the-case Most states do not currently grant anonymity to lottery winners. Some lawmakers have tried to change that in recent years out of growing privacy and safety concerns. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:00:33 GMT /news/2022-08-02/we-might-never-know-who-won-the-mega-millions-jackpot-thats-not-usually-the-case Shauneen Miranda /news/2022-07-18/how-to-protect-your-privacy-when-using-mental-health-care-apps Some online therapy companies are facing scrutiny for how they handle user data. Experts weigh in on what patients can do to keep their data safer when using these types of services. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:21:00 GMT /news/2022-07-18/how-to-protect-your-privacy-when-using-mental-health-care-apps Shauneen Miranda /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-11/privacy-advocates-fear-google-will-be-used-to-prosecute-abortion-seekers When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states? Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:25:40 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-11/privacy-advocates-fear-google-will-be-used-to-prosecute-abortion-seekers Bobby Allyn /news/2022-07-05/an-appeal-reinstates-floridas-abortion-law-minutes-after-the-judges-written-order-blocked-it The appeal keeps the law in effect — for now. The appeal was expected following Judge John Cooper's ruling, in which he said the law violated the state constitution's privacy protections. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:05:27 GMT /news/2022-07-05/an-appeal-reinstates-floridas-abortion-law-minutes-after-the-judges-written-order-blocked-it Associated Press /news/2022-06-14/meta-rolls-out-more-parental-controls-for-instagram-and-virtual-reality Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:20:00 GMT /news/2022-06-14/meta-rolls-out-more-parental-controls-for-instagram-and-virtual-reality Rachel Treisman /local-news/2022-06-14/a-palm-beach-county-jewish-congregation-challenges-states-abortion-law A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious freedom rights. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:08:32 GMT /local-news/2022-06-14/a-palm-beach-county-jewish-congregation-challenges-states-abortion-law Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/2022-05-26/private-sector-steps-in-to-protect-online-health-privacy-critics-say-it-cant-be-trusted Health data can be shockingly available. A group of nonprofits and corporations is proposing to patch up the holes in health apps, but many of the biggest companies didn’t participate in the proposal’s creation. Thu, 26 May 2022 10:24:28 GMT /news/2022-05-26/private-sector-steps-in-to-protect-online-health-privacy-critics-say-it-cant-be-trusted Darius Tahir - Kaiser Health News