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Boost For Mali Civilian Health Protections
Two Malian former rebel leaders, Attaye Ag Mohamed, left, and Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadan, right, join Geneva Call’s General Director Alain Délétroz, center, at a signing ceremony in Geneva for a Deed of Commitment on Protection of Health Care in Armed Conflict Leaders of a coalition of former Tuareg and Arab rebels in Mali signed a …
Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds
As a category, mental health apps have worse privacy protections for users than most other types of apps, according to a new analysis from researchers at Mozilla. Prayer apps also had poor privacy standards, the team found. “The vast majority of mental health and prayer apps are exceptionally creepy,” Jen Caltrider, the Mozilla *Privacy Not …
U.S. backs waiving patent protections for Covid vaccines, citing global health crisis
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines, as countries struggle to manufacture the life-saving doses. “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures. The Administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this …
My home is a workplace: Domestic workers need health and safety protections
In summary Work that happens inside the home deserves to be valued the same as any other job and ought to have the same protections. By Lily Tomlin, Special to CalMatters Lily Tomlin is an actor, comedian and producer who lives in Los Angeles with her partner, writer Jane Wagner, [email protected]. President Joe Biden made …
New Stark Law And Anti-Kickback Statute Protections For Cybersecurity Technology – Technology
United States: New Stark Law And Anti-Kickback Statute Protections For Cybersecurity Technology To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. This Commentary is part of a series of nine Commentaries on the newly finalized Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute exceptions and safe …
Biden wants to tackle legal protections for tech companies, though it’s unclear how he’d do it
The Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based nonprofit backed by the internet giants, sued over the order in June, arguing it violates the First Amendment. And voter advocacy groups in late August filed a separate suit, arguing it would hurt voters who get electoral information through social media. Although the Biden campaign balked at …
Inslee, Kreidler statement on Trump administration action to eliminate LGBTQ health protections
Story Last week, the Trump administration announced its final rule rolling back health care protections for transgender patients. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler today announced action to enact emergency rulemaking that will protect transgender Washingtonians’ access to health care. The emergency rule will implement HB 2338, which took effect on June 11, prohibiting discrimination by health insurers in Washington. “This rule …
Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
President Trump holds a swab while speaking Friday with an employee of Puritan Medical Products during a tour of the factory in Guilford. Trump’s actions while in Maine flouted the scientifically based regulations of both state officials and his own public health experts Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer President Trump’s call to “liberate” Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia – …
Challenges of Zoom Jury Trials: Lawyer Rapport, Equal Protections, Technology Hurdles
From left, Edwin Buffmire, James Carlos McFall and Miguel Ortiz, of the Dallas office of Jackson Walker. (Courtesy photo) Courts across the country are experimenting with hearings and bench trials by Zoom and WebEx to attempt to ensure the continued administration of justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, a Collin County district court held …
Trump executive order challenges Section 230 protections for Facebook, Twitter and Google
“We’re here today to defend free speech from one of the greatest dangers,” Trump said before signing the document. The order signed Thursday encourages the Federal Communications Commission to rethink the scope of Section 230 and when its liability protections apply. The order also seeks to channel complaints about political bias to the Federal Trade …
