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AT&T says call and text data was stolen from ‘nearly all’ cell customers in 2022
AT&T believes the data, which was stolen in April, is no longer publicly available. Affected current and former customers will be notified by the company but can also check their status online.
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Exploring data privacy in Oregon and beyond
How should government agencies be thinking about protecting sensitive data? What can the U.S. learn from other countries and their data practices? We dig into these issues with an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law.

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Oregon-led Google privacy settlement requires more transparency about data collection
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum recently announced what she called the largest AG-led internet privacy settlement in U.S. history. Google has agreed to pay nearly $400 million over the way it collected account holder location data.

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Wyden pushes for Oregon and other state unemployment systems to ditch ID.me
The contractor uses facial recognition technology to screen people seeking unemployment benefits.
Politics
Sen. Wyden says Oregon should divest from spyware company
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says the Oregon state employees pension fund should drop its investment in NSO Group, whose smartphone-hacking tool has targeted human rights monitors, journalists, politicians and others.

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Harassment In Salem | Planting Sagebrush | Vancouver Port Race | Homeless Privacy
An Oregon state senator has been stripped of his powers. A new program trains prisoners to grow sagebrush. Also, we hear about the Port of Vancouver commissioner race and about how privacy laws apply to the homeless.

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Vacation Renters Surprised To Find Themselves On Camera
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel explains why he decided not to press charges against a homeowner who filmed renters with a home security camera.

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Talking Business | Salmon, Dams And Climate Change | Drug Bill | Security Cameras
A home security camera at a rental property stirs up legal issues. A reporter looks into climate change, dams and salmon. A Oregon bill reduces the penalties for drug possession. Also, we talk regional business news with Suzanne Stevens.

politics
Oregon Student Privacy Bill Heads To House Floor
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum threw her support behind the bill Thursday. But the bill is attracting criticism in the state House.