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U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 24 (Reuters) – The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the Roe v. Wade precedent that for decades guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. read more
As state laws limiting abortion kick in after the ruling, technology trade representatives told Reuters they fear police will obtain warrants for customers’ search history, geolocation and other information indicating plans to terminate a pregnancy. Prosecutors could access the same via a subpoena, too.
The concern reflects how the data collection practices of companies like Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) have the potential to incriminate abortion-seekers for state laws that many in Silicon Valley oppose.
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“It is very likely that there’s going to be requests made to those tech companies for information related to search histories, to websites visited,” said Cynthia Conti-Cook, a technology fellow at the Ford Foundation.
Google declined to comment. Representatives for Amazon and Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Folders containing medical records of abortions that took place inside Tulsa Women’s Clinic, prior to Oklahoma’s abortion ban, are pictured in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File Photo
Technology has long gathered – and at times revealed – sensitive pregnancy-related information about consumers. In 2015, abortion opponents targeted ads saying “Pregnancy Help” and “You Have Choices” to individuals entering reproductive health clinics, using so-called geofencing technology to identify smartphones in the area.
More recently, Mississippi prosecutors charged a mother with second-degree murder after her smartphone showed she had searched for abortion medication in her third trimester, local media reported. Conti-Cook said, “I can’t even imagine the depth of information that my phone has on my life.”
While suspects unwittingly can hand over their phones and volunteer information used to prosecute them, investigators may well turn to tech companies in the absence of strong leads or evidence. In United States v. Chatrie, for example, police obtained a warrant for Google location data that led them to Okello Chatrie in an investigation of a 2019 bank robbery.
Amazon, for instance, complied at least partially with 75% of search warrants, subpoenas and other court orders demanding data on U.S. customers, the company disclosed for the three years ending in June 2020. It complied fully with 38%. Amazon has said it must comply with “valid and binding orders,” but its goal is to provide “the minimum” that the law requires.
Eva Galperin, cybersecurity director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said on Twitter on Friday, “The difference between now and the last time that abortion was illegal in the United States is that we live in an era of unprecedented digital surveillance.”
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Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin and Katie Paul in Palo Alto, Calif., Paresh Dave in Oakland, Calif., and Stephen Nellis
Editing by Anna Driver and Matthew Lewis
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‘We’re done with dead kids’: U.S. bars are handing out free fentanyl tests
OAKLAND, Calif., April 20 (Reuters) – Walking into the Good Hop craft beer bar in Oakland, California, Alison Heller looks like any other patron thirsting for happy hour.
But instead of heading to the bar, she goes straight to the bathroom, opens her backpack and pulls out a plastic bag with fentanyl test strips. She puts 25 strips in a jar for anyone to take for free.
“If you’re going to use drugs here, you can test them,” said Heller, a co-founder of the harm-reduction nonprofit FentCheck.
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Strips to test drugs for the presence of the deadly synthetic opioid are becoming more commonplace in bars, restaurants and venues as the country grapples with the opioid epidemic and soaring death toll. read more
Fentanyl has flooded U.S. streets and contributed to nearly 500,000 U.S. opioid overdose deaths over two decades, with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening the situation. Fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than morphine, produces effects similar to other opioids, like sedation, drowsiness and nausea. Overdosing can cause respiratory failure leading to death.
Fentanyl overdoses are now the top cause of death among U.S. residents ages 18-45, surpassing suicide, car accidents and COVID, according to an analysis of federal data by opioid awareness organization Families Against Fentanyl.
To prevent such deaths, Heller, FentCheck co-founder Dean Shold and a team of volunteers regularly visit a network of businesses in Oakland, San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia to replenish stocks of the test strips.
“We’re done with dead kids. We’re done with accidental overdoses. We are also serving people who are struggling with drug addiction,” Heller said. “They cannot make it to rehab, they cannot make it to the next step in their sobriety if they die that night.”
FentCheck staples the strips from Canadian company BTNX to simple instructions for users to test their drugs. The results show up – like a pregnancy or COVID-19 test – with lines indicating positive or negative.
“They are cheap, they are super easy to use and read and they give you a yes or a no that you can then use,” said Dr. Kathleen Clanon, medical director of Alameda County, which supports the distribution of fentanyl test strips and funds.
A patron walks near a table with free fentanyl test strips and Narcan at Low Bar in Oakland, California, U.S., March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
“They are very sensitive, meaning that the comparison tests have shown that they are likely to show fentanyl if it’s there and I’m comfortable with that as a community test.”
Melissa Myers, owner of the Good Hop, called it a “no brainer” to offer the strips to her customers and train her staff to use naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses the effect of opioid overdoses.
“We fought to stay alive through COVID and I want them to be able to keep coming here, not die on the street or die at home because they’ve decided to try some new drugs,” said Myers.
Some cities have gone even further in the fight against drug overdoses. One of the nation’s first supervised drug-injection sites opened last year in New York City, allowing users to inject drugs under the supervision of trained staff. read more
Critics say the strips enable drug users. Some states treat them as illegal drug paraphernalia. Legislation to decriminalize the strips is underway in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee, among others.
Dr. Joey Hensley, a state senator and physician who runs a private practice in Tennessee, voted against the bill there.
“I just don’t think it’s a good policy to make it easier for people addicted to drugs to use drugs,” he said.
Hensley doubts that providing fentanyl test strips would affect drug users’ behavior. “If there are studies that show differently, maybe I would change but I just didn’t think that was a good policy,” he said.
Jason Lujick, owner of The Legionnaire, where test strips sit out on the bar, said lawmakers need to face the facts.
“If you actually care about your constituents and if you actually look at the data that your health departments are throwing out there and you actually care one iota, grow up,” he said.
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Bears vs. Vikings score: Minnesota keeps playoff hopes alive by handing Chicago 10th loss of season
The Minnesota Vikings are back to .500 on the season as they advanced to 7-7 with a 17-9 win over the Chicago Bears on “Monday Night Football.”
Minnesota was able to get out to an early lead as they drove 54-yards down the field on their second possession of the evening, which culminated in a 12-yard touchdown reception by Justin Jefferson. That score was all the Vikings would really need as they held Chicago to a field goal for the remainder of the game. That said, Minnesota was able to sprinkle some scoring throughout the contest, including a a 7-yard touchdown to Ihmr Smith-Marsette on the Vikings first possession of the second half.
While Chicago’s deleted secondary was a main storyline heading into this game, the unit largely make up of backups was able to hold its own against the Vikings and the pass rush was able to keep Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota offense in check. The offense for the Bears was the main Achilles heel in the loss, particularly once it got into the red area. In the loss, Chicago had two fumbles and two turnovers on downs in the red zone.
Cousins finished with just 87 yards passing as he completed 50% o his passes for two touchdowns and an interception. Dalvin Cook rushed for 80 yards. On the other side, Justin Fields threw for 285 yards and a garbage-time touchdown on the game’s final play. He also rushed seven times for 35 yards on the ground.
From here, the Vikings will head back to Minnesota and await the Rams for a Week 16 matchup on Sunday. As for the Bears, they’ll head on the road to face the Seahawks. Both Seattle and L.A. will be working on a particularly short week as those two NFC clubs are set to face one another on Tuesday due to a COVID-19 rescheduling.
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Alec Baldwin asking for search warrant before handing over phone is ‘not cooperation’: legal expert
Alec Baldwin asking for a search warrant for police to obtain his cell phone is “not cooperation,” a legal expert told Fox News Digital.
Baldwin’s cell phone was requested in the newest search warrant released by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department as it investigates “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ death.
Baldwin was holding a revolver on set during an Oct. 21 rehearsal when the gun discharged, killing Hutchins.
Baldwin’s civil attorney, Aaron Dyer, claimed the actor “proactively requested” that police obtain a search warrant in order for him to “protect” himself and his family.
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ALEC BALDWIN’S ATTORNEY CLAIMS HE ‘PROACTIVELY REQUESTED’ COPS OBTAIN SEARCH WARRANT TO PROTECT ACTOR, HIS FAMILY
However, a legal expert described the move by Dyer was “spin.”
“It is spin by Alec’s lawyer to say that he suggested the warrant,” attorney Christopher Melcher told Fox News Digital. “He refused to provide his phone without a warrant. That is not cooperation or a proactive suggestion. I understand why he would not want his phone produced because it has so much private information on it.”
Another legal expert told Fox News Digital that Dyer “wisely advised” Baldwin not to turn over his phone without a search warrant.
“The phone may have evidence implicating Baldwin, and why help the district attorney’s office prosecute you when you don’t have to?” Neama Rahmani told Fox News Digital. “Law enforcement is looking for evidence of Baldwin’s knowledge, specifically evidence that Baldwin knew the gun had previously misfired, that there were live rounds on set and that the revolver was loaded with live ammunition and not blanks.
“Phone evidence allows police to ‘get inside someone’s head’ to prove knowledge and intent when they deny it,” Rahmani added.
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Attorney Melcher further pointed out that Baldwin could potentially have “attorney-client communications” on his phone.
Melcher also suggested the sheriff’s department “be careful” examining Baldwin’s phone.
“The sheriff needs to be careful in examining the phone,” he explained. “Because if there are attorney messages on that phone and they are copied, the sheriff and the prosecutor can be disqualified from the case even if they did not read the messages. They need to have a special master appointed to review the phone first and ensure that no attorney-client communications are produced. I hope they know that.”
Baldwin told authorities during interviews that he was not aware there was a live round in the revolver. The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate how live ammo made its way onto the set of “Rust” and into the revolver.
Ted Cruz mocked for posting photos handing out water after Cancun backlash.
Sen. Ted Cruz wanted to show he’s devoted to helping Texans struggling due to a deep freeze that has led to power outages and burst pipes across the state. So the senator, who has been trying to swat away criticism after he took a jaunt to Cancun last week while his constituents suffered, posted photos of himself on Twitter carrying water to several cars. One photo even shows him shaking hands with a person. “#TexasStrong,” he wrote in the tweet.
The tweets came after several Democratic leaders made a point of demonstrating how they were helping Texas while Cruz went to Cancun. And many on social media weren’t buying it, characterizing Cruz’s photo-op as too little, too late and an obvious attempt to rehabilitate his image. “I’m glad someone in Ted Cruz’s Senate office finally instructed him on how to fake compassion, humanity, and creating the illusion that he cares about the people he was elected to serve,” Melissa Ryan, who has worked as a Democratic Party digital strategist, said. Some pointed out that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises everyone to self-quarantine for seven days after traveling.
Cruz has acknowledged that the Cancun trip “was obviously a mistake” and said that “in hindsight I wouldn’t have done it.” Cruz said he was trying to be a “good dad” but realized it was a mistake and changed his return flight. At first the senator tried to say that he planned to only drop off his family but later acknowledged he changed his flight to return earlier than planned. United Airlines is looking into who leaked the data that revealed Cruz changed his return flight after all the backlash on social media. “It’s against United’s policies to share personal information about our customers and we are investigating this incident,” United Airlines said in a statement.
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