Oregon
Federal Judge Orders UO to Pay $191K to PSU Professor Blocked for “All Men Are Created Equal” Comment
A $724,000 reminder that quoting the Declaration of Independence can still start a war in higher education.
27 States and D.C Sue to Block Sale of 23andMe Genetic Data in Bankruptcy Proceedings
States say 23andMe can’t treat DNA like debt, because it was never theirs to sell.
MembersThe Backdoor That Burned the Whole House Down: TeleMessage Breach Shows Fatal Flaws in Encryption Backdoors
A breach that exposed not just messages but the contradiction at the heart of surveillance-friendly encryption.
Political Scientist Wins Injunction Against University of Oregon Officials Over Social Media Censorship
UO must now allow posts from Bruce Gilley, despite past censorship claims.
Oregon Lawmakers Sue to Halt “Misinformation” Contracts Against Election-Related Speech
Pushing back against censorship.
Republican State Lawmakers Call For Halt of Oregon’s Election “Misinformation” Big Tech Flagging Program
Free speech and privacy concerns.
Professor blocked for “all men are created equal” Twitter post files First Amendment lawsuit against University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a public research college.
Apple and Meta handed over user data to fake emergency law enforcement requests
Hackers have been selling access to data.
Copyright lawsuit against journalist Andy Ngô is dropped
The dubious lawsuit alleged copyright infringement for Ngô retweeting videos.
Oregon nurse suspended after showing “indifference” to COVID on TikTok
Users contacted her employer calling on her to be fired.