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The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3PhF8nr

TikTok bill, racing toward House passage, faces a minefield in the Senate
Widely expected to pass the House, it lacks a companion measure in the Senate and faces opposition from a key senator.

Don't miss today's super-packed Metacurity for the top infosec developments you should know, including
--HHS launches probe into UnitedHealth Group to examine cyberattack
--Alabama government agencies slammed with DDoS attack,
--House swiftly passes TikTok bill,
--EU passes comprehensive AI legislation,
--Microsoft releases Copilot AI security tool,
--Scientists pry open closed AI services,
--Critical flaws in ChatGPT found,
--Wyden presses NCSC on Chinese smart locks,
--Wiz eyes $800 million funding round,
--much more
https://www.metacurity.com/p/hhs-launches-probe-unitedhealth-group-examine-cyberattack

#NYS https://hellgatenyc.com/cyberattack-new-york-legislature

One Month After a Supposed Cyberattack Hit NY's Legislature, We Still Know Next to Nothing About What Happened - Hell Gate
During the final hours of the state's budget negotiations, a critical bill drafting system went offline. We still don't have an explanation of exactly what happened.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday 🌟removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies 🌟
— a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the 🔸health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.🔸
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily #overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s

Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have removed any role for the Democratic governor in filling a U.S. Senate vacancy. The GOP supermajority Legislature on Friday easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the measure. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term. How a Senate vacancy is filled carries greater importance at a time when the Senate is close…

Tot levenslang veroordeelde kinderen, sommigen al op 13-jarige leeftijd. Ja echt! Niet voor te stellen.
In de staat Wisonsin, USA.
https://eu.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/02/12/wisconsin-life-se…

The Wisconsin I know never gives up on its kids. Life prison sentences do that. | Opinion
The laws of Wisconsin should not foreclose hope on a child with a life prison sentence. Even kids who have committed serious harm can change.

‘Hungry for control’: Kansas House advances ban on gender-affirming care for #trans minors | News From The States
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/…

‘Hungry for control’: Kansas House advances ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
TOPEKA —  State employees would no longer be able to so much as call transgender children by their chosen pronouns under a bill blocking transgender minors in the state from receiving gender-affirming care. The legislation is barreling toward the governor’s desk. 

Internal TikTok memo: the company is "disappointed" the US House passed the TikTok divestment bill, and plans to lobby the Senate not to pass the legislation (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

TikTok Tells Staff That Strategy Stays the Same After House Vote
TikTok told employees the company isn’t planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed a bill to ban the app in the country unless its Chinese owner sells it.

Under the current #German "#transsexual #law", people may officially change their first name and gender only after they have been assessed by two psychiatrists and a court has given permission.
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Gender identity law passes in German parliament
The German parliament has voted for legislation smoothing the process for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to change their name and gender identity.

A cluster of cells is not a 'person'
Republicans Are Pushing 'Fetal Personhood' After Alabama’s #IVF Mess
https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/03…

Republicans Are Pushing 'Fetal Personhood' After Alabama’s IVF Mess
Conservatives really want you to think they support reproductive freedom—all while drafting "fetal personhood" legislation.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has decided to strip sexual assault survivors of an avenue of justice, ruling 3–4 that it’s the due process rights of priests and their enablers to not be held accountable in instances of sexual assault.
The Louisiana legislature passed the act in 2021 to establish a “#look-#back” window for se…

Louisiana High Court: It’s Priests’ “Right” Not to Be Sued for Abuse
The state Supreme Court ruled that priests have a “property right” not to be sued for sexually abusing children.