Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung write: Last month, I warned that we were on the verge of a major new criminalization push. I pointed to some specific and explicit signs, like the rise of ‘equal protection’ bills designed to charge abortion patients with murder, and the spike in pregnancy-related arrests. But here’s the thing—some of the scariest portents are actually…
Meta investors, Zuckerberg to square off at $8 billion trial over alleged privacy violations
Tom Hals reports: Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of operating Facebook as an illegal enterprise that allowed users’ data to be harvested without their consent. Shareholders of Meta Platforms , the parent…
Australian law is now clearer about clinicians’ discretion to tell our patients’ relatives about their genetic risk
Jane Tiller writes: New guidance from Australia’s national privacy regulator clarifies clinicians’ discretion to contact a patient’s at-risk relatives directly about serious genetic risk. Clinicians who order genetic tests know that for some genetic tests, a positive test result isn’t relevant only for the patient in front of us. Pathogenic variants in genes linked to…
The ICO’s AI and biometrics strategy
Madelaine Harrington and Stacy Young of Covington and Burling write: On June 5, 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) launched its new AI and biometrics strategy. The strategy aims to increase its scrutiny of AI and biometric technologies focusing on three priority situations, namely where: stakes are high; there is clear public concern for the…