Topic: legal violations
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Google Sues Firm for Massively Scraping Search Data
Google is suing SerpApi for allegedly bypassing its SearchGuard technology, which protects search results and partner content from automated scraping. SerpApi reportedly evaded these protections by disguising millions of daily automated queries as human traffic using simulated browsers and numero...
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NYC fines subletting startup Kiki $152K for short-term rental law violations
Kiki Club, a peer-to-peer subletting platform, faced significant challenges in New York City due to stringent short-term rental regulations, particularly Local Law 18, which requires hosts to register and stay with guests and platforms to verify bookings. The startup incurred over $152,000 in pen...
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Social Security Data Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
The Social Security Administration has acknowledged sharing citizenship and immigration data with the Department of Homeland Security for enforcement, with the disclosure made through a belatedly updated public notice after data exchanges had already begun. Legal experts highlight potential viola...
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Texas Lawmakers Demand DOJ Investigate Smithsonian
Texas lawmakers have requested a Department of Justice investigation, accusing the Smithsonian of violating anti-lobbying laws by using funds to oppose moving the space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The legislators allege the Smithsonian lobbied against the relocation, spread misinformation about...
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DHS Secretly Collected US Citizen DNA for Years
Customs and Border Protection has been collecting DNA from US citizens, including minors, and submitting it to the FBI's criminal database without congressional authorization, raising legal and ethical concerns. The practice involves individuals not formally charged with crimes, with justificatio...
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SSA Whistleblower's Resignation Email Vanishes From Inboxes
An email from the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, Chuck Borges, detailing his forced resignation and whistleblower complaint over data mishandling, vanished from employee inboxes shortly after being sent. Borges alleged that the SSA improperly transferred sensitive personal d...
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