Meta cannot target a user’s sexual orientation in its personalized ads — even if they are openly queer and make public statements about the subject, the European Union’s highest court ruled Friday. The case was brought from longtime Meta antagonist Max Schrems, as Wired reports. The Austrian activist, whose separate privacy case recently led to … Read more
Alessandra Fratini and Giorgia Lo Tauro, FratiniVergano European Lawyers Photo credit: Namakkalshowroom, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction On 30 May 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment in Conny (Case C-400/22), which concerned the labelling requirements for online order buttons under Article 8 of the Consumer Rights Directive … Read more
NIST Recommends Some Common-Sense Password Rules NIST’s second draft of its “SP 800-63-4“—its digital identify guidelines—finally contains some really good rules about passwords: The following requirements apply to passwords: lVerifiers and CSPs SHALL require passwords to be a minimum of eight characters in length and SHOULD require passwords to be a minimum of 15 characters … Read more
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has adopted three new permanent rules allowing employees who aren’t required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to voluntarily use PPE to protect themselves from noise, dust, or possible infectious or contagious diseases. PPE includes items such as “face … Read more
Texas is inching nearer to adopting revised oil and fuel waste administration guidelines for the primary time in 4 many years. The Railroad Fee of Texas introduced the draft rule at its Aug. 15 assembly and is now soliciting public remark. The rule regulates a variety of disposal websites for oil and fuel drilling wastes, … Read more
