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New York Times: As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets

March 24, 2020

New York Times: As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets
Mayor Bill de Blasio posted details on Twitter about a lawyer in Westchester County who was the second person in the state to test positive for the virus — including the name of the man’s seven-person law firm and the names of the schools attended by two of his children. A few hours later, The New York Post identified the lawyer by name and was soon referring to him as “patient zero” in the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle. Read More »
Donor disclosure law blocked in New Jersey

March 20, 2020 - PUFP Staff

Donor disclosure law blocked in New Jersey
Earlier this month, Judge Brian Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a permanent injunction that bars New Jersey from enforcing S. 150, a state law that would have required certain nonprofit organizations to disclose information about their donors. Read More »
West Virginia is the most recent state to protect citizen privacy!

March 11, 2020 - PUFP Staff

West Virginia is the most recent state to protect citizen privacy!
Earlier this month, Governor Jim Justice signed the Protect Our Right to Unite Act, making West Virginia the third state to sign critical citizen privacy legislation into law. The legislation received wide bipartisan support that included groups such as the West Virginia chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans for Prosperity. Read More »