Colin Zick of Foley Hoag writes: The First Circuit’s recent opinion in Project Veritas Action Fund v. Rollins, upheld a challenge to the Massachusetts anti-wiretap law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 99, carving out an exception for certain activity protected by the First Amendment. The opinion begins: Massachusetts, like other states concerned about the threat to privacy…
Month: December 2020
NYC Ousts 12,000 Students From In-Person Class Over Virus Test Forms
Henry Goldman reports: About 12,000 New York City students who signed up for in-classroom learning must receive remote lessons because parents failed to sign consent forms for weekly random testing, school officials said. “Due to the extensive efforts of our staff, 91% of students who need a consent form have one on file,” said Nathaniel…
Tracking who gets vaccinated is vital for public health, but it’s raising privacy concerns
Melody Petersen reports: For years, California and other states have collected detailed personal data from those getting immunizations to ensure children received the required shots. With the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, experts say the collection of names, addresses, birth dates and other information will be vital to tracking the safety and effectiveness of products that…
In Spain a “register” for those who refuse the vaccine: “It will be shared with EU countries”
L’Unione Sarda reports: The news was in the air for days, now it’s official. In Spain there will be a register of people who refuse the Covid vaccine. The vaccine will not be mandatory, said Health Minister Salvador Illa, but whoever decides not to do so will be included in a “register” which will then…