Facebook was served with a legal warrant and returned a set of messages in which mother and daughter discuss how to properly use abortion pills. The pair appear to have not enabled the optional message encryption.
Law enforcement is able to issue keyword warrants for specific Google searches, potentially sweeping up the queries of hundreds or thousands of unrelated individuals, something obviously of concern as abortion laws change.
The overturn of Roe v. Wade has left thousands of patients seeking abortions in a tough spot. The HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidelines in response, laying out federal protections for patient privacy under HIPAA.
Amid concerns that tech companies will share potentially incriminating user data with states that have outlawed abortions after the Roe v. Wade decision, a coalition of Democratic lawmakers and privacy advocates is renewing calls for enhanced regulation.
