Dec 17, 2022
<p>Conservatives target online
‘trafficking’ of abortion pills</p>
<p>The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs has thrown
abortion law into disarray and conservatives say there
isn’t enough enforcement. The Washington Post reports
that conservatives in states like Texas, where abortions are now
banned, want internet providers to treat websites selling abortion
pills the same way they treat child pornography.</p>
<p> Bankman-Fried arrested; SEC charges him with
fraud</p>
<p>Responding to a US federal government request, police in
the Bahamas arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, otherwise known as SBF,
earlier this week, and he now faces fraud charges brought by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The crypto exchange SBF founded
– FTX, which imploded last month and wasn’t
able to handle billions in customer withdrawal
requests. </p>
<p> The Markup: Health apps share your intimate data
with advertisers</p>
<p>The Markup reports that health apps are sharing your
personal, intimate health data with advertisers. In a joint study,
the Markup and STAT found that 49 out of 50 telehealth websites
sell your data, with Amazon Clinic being the only hold
out. </p>
<p> Immigrants sue ICE for collecting wire transfer
data</p>
<p>Immigrants are suing ICE for working with Western Union to
get their wire transfer data. The lawsuit states that immigrants
send some $30 billion from the US to Mexico each year. The database
– the Transaction Record Analysis Center – has
some 145 million records containing detailed information on
who’s transferring money to Mexico.</p>
<p> Senate passes bill banning TikTok from
government devices</p>
<p>The US Senate passed a bill this week banning government
employees from installing TikTok on their devices. US Officials
worry that China is using TikTok, a subsidiary of its China-based
parent, ByteDance, to collect sensitive information.</p>
<p> Facebook’s Trump ban expires Jan. 7th
and Democrats are trying to extend it</p>
<p>Initially, Facebook had said that it would ban Trump from
using the platform forever. Then it back-tracked and said the ban
would only last 2-years. That 2-year period ends on January 7th and
Democratic lawmakers in Congress are pushing back to extend the
ban.</p>
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