Dobbs is a June 2022 Supreme Court decision that held that the US Constitution does not confer
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Dobbs is a June 2022 Supreme Court decision that held that the US Constitution does not confer a federal right to abortion, overturning long-standing Supreme Court jurisprudence. Dobbs does not outlaw abortion nationally, but instead gives power to individual states to regulate abortion.With the protection ofRoe v. Waderescinded and an emboldened effort to criminalize both patients and providers of abortion care, the private chats, searches, and other pieces of our daily digital footprint are suddenly the epicenter of a new the battle for privacy. One of the first effects on patient privacy in the aftermath ofDobbswas how period-tracking apps could be used by law enforcement in states with abortion prohibition to identify and punish women having abortions.
You are a Privacy Officer at Trck, Inc., a period-tracking mobile app company. How would you advice, legally and within compliance standards, your company to take steps to protect your users' data privacy? What laws, regulations, or other considerations would you keep in mind when providing guidance?
Dynamic Business Law
ISBN: 9781260733976
6th Edition
Authors: Nancy Kubasek, M. Neil Browne, Daniel Herron, Lucien Dhooge, Linda Barkacs