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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — otherwise known as HIPAA — has become a major topic of discussion amid the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as some individuals who have been asked about their vaccination status claim that the question is a violation of HIPAA.  For example, when asked about his vaccination status, Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott said: “I don’t necessarily think that’s exactly important. I think that’s HIPAA.” Congresswoman Marjorie… Source link

Marijuana advocates have been stacking victories over the last few years at the state level with nearly 20 U.S. states having now approved adult recreational marijuana use. But even as momentous as those changes have been, reform at the federal level has proved elusive — until now, if you trust the confidence coming from the leaders of America’s largest cannabis companies. This week, Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers and Curaleaf Executive Chair Boris Jordan both wagered on Yahoo Finance Live that the… Source link

Investopedia 6 Social Security Changes for 2021 Every October, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announces its annual changes to the Social Security program for the coming year. Below is our analysis of the Social Security changes that were announced in Oct. 2020 to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021, according to the SSA’s annual fact sheet. Keep them in mind when you update your Social Security information. For 2021, nearly 70 million Social Security recipients are seeing a 1.3%… Source link

MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,017) for violating personal data legislation, Google’s first fine for that offence, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court said. Google confirmed the fine and offered no further comment. The penalty comes amid a wider standoff between Russia and Big Tech, with Moscow routinely fining social media giants for failing to remove banned content and seeking to compel foreign tech firms to open offices in Russia. read more

BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users. The Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit, which runs video-sharing site YouTube, filed suit at the administrative court in Cologne to challenge a provision that allows user data to be passed to law enforcement before it is clear any crime has been committed. The request for a… Source link

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Google’s (GOOG, GOOGL) app store, Google Play, became the latest target of Big Tech antitrust regulators Wednesday in a federal lawsuit filed by dozens of attorneys general led by the state of Utah. The case, brought in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is one of dozens of lawsuits that Google’s parent company Alphabet is facing in a wave of actions around the globe challenging tiers of its dominant markets.  In… Source link

An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws. The warning came in a letter sent by the Asia Internet Coalition, of which all three companies, in addition to Apple Inc, LinkedIn and others, are members. Proposed amendments to privacy laws in Hong Kong could see individuals hit with “severe sanctions”, said the 25 June letter… Source link

Topline Proposed anti-doxxing laws could soon make Hong Kong an unsustainable place to do business, warned an industry group representing some of the world’s largest tech companies—including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook—in the latest sign of growing dissatisfaction as Beijing tightens its hold on the city. Hong Kong’s anti-doxxing law has been criticized as overly restrictive. getty Key Facts In a letter to Hong Kong’s data protection commissioner seen by… Source link

MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) – Russia has opened an administrative case against Google for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, a move that could see the tech giant fined, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Wednesday. Roskomnadzor said it was also waiting for Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) to respond to a demand that they localise similar data by July 1 or face fines, part Moscow’s wider efforts to exert greater control over Big Tech…. Source link

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, was suspended Thursday from practicing law in New York. Giuliani, who was also a New York City mayor and U.S. attorney, had propagated baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and tried to persuade state legislators to override the will of the voters during the 2020 presidential election A New York appellate court found that “there is uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated demonstrably false and… Source link