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FedEx to Pay $2.975M CCPA Fine Over Opt-Out Signal Failures
California's privacy agency adopted a stipulated order on November 6, 2026 fining FedEx $2.975 million over CCPA opt-out signal and disclosure failures.
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Fourth Circuit Finds Journalist LinkedIn Records Order Overbroad
The Fourth Circuit held on November 10, 2026 that a Stored Communications Act order for journalists' LinkedIn records and its one-year gag were overbroad.
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Joseph Makhani got 7 to 21 years on Nov. 10, 2026 for stealing two Harlem brownstones. What New York deed theft law says, and why clearing title is separate.
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FedEx to Pay $2.975M CCPA Fine Over Opt-Out Signal Failures
California's privacy agency adopted a stipulated order on November 6, 2026 fining FedEx $2.975 million over CCPA opt-out signal and disclosure failures.
15 min read
News
Fourth Circuit Finds Journalist LinkedIn Records Order Overbroad
The Fourth Circuit held on November 10, 2026 that a Stored Communications Act order for journalists' LinkedIn records and its one-year gag were overbroad.
15 min read
News
New York Deed Theft Sentencing: 7 to 21 Years for Two Brownstones
Joseph Makhani got 7 to 21 years on Nov. 10, 2026 for stealing two Harlem brownstones. What New York deed theft law says, and why clearing title is separate.
14 min read
News
UK Trusted Flagger Rules for Intimate Image Reports Now in Force
SI 2026/1107 came into force on 12 November 2026, designating the charity behind the Revenge Porn Helpline to make intimate image reports to online providers.
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Data Stories
Auckland Has Permitted More Homes Per Resident Than New Zealand Since 2017. How Many Its Upzoning Added Is Disputed.
One study counts three-quarters of Auckland's residential land as upzoned in 2016; Houston cut lot minimums in 1998-99 and 2013. The homes added are disputed.
26 min read
Data Stories
Reported U.S. Data Compromises Nearly Tripled From 2018 to 2025. The Count Can't Separate More Breaches From More Disclosure.
The last states adopted breach notice laws in 2018. In 2025 a nonprofit counted a record 3,322 publicly reported U.S. data compromises, mostly breaches.
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