Mario Trujillo

Oct 9, 2024 | eff.org | Mario Trujillo |Jason Kelley

The CEO of 23andMe has recently said she’d consider selling the genetic genealogy testing company–and with it, the sensitive DNA data that it’s collected, and stored, from many of its 15 million customers. Customers and their relatives are rightly concerned. Research has shown that a majority of white Americans can already be identified from just 1.3 million users of a similar service, GEDMatch, due to genetic likenesses, even though GEDMatch has a much smaller database of genetic profiles.

Sep 4, 2024 | thedowneypatriot.com | Mario Trujillo

Hello Downey,Welcome back to school! Our community and kids have officially returned for another year of excellence—best of luck and well wishes to all the students and the parents who support their academic success. Community EngagementI invite everyone to participate in our upcoming city events. Southeast District Bar Association Legal Fair• Barbara J.

Sep 2, 2024 | scheerpost.com | Mario Trujillo |Brendan Gilligan

By Mario Trujillo and Brendan Gilligan / Electronic Frontier FoundationWhen you talk to your friends and family on Snapchat or Facebook, you should be assured that those services will not freely disclose your communications to the government or other private parties. That is why the California Supreme Court must take up and reverse the appellate opinion in the case of Snap v. The Superior Court of San Diego County.

Aug 30, 2024 | eff.org | Mario Trujillo |Brendan Gilligan

When you talk to your friends and family on Snapchat or Facebook, you should be assured that those services will not freely disclose your communications to the government or other private parties. That is why the California Supreme Court must take up and reverse the appellate opinion in the case of Snap v. The Superior Court of San Diego County. This opinion dangerously weakens the Stored Communications Act (SCA), which is one of the few federal privacy laws on the books.

Aug 19, 2024 | eff.org | Adam Schwartz |Mario Trujillo |Aaron Mackey

In a victory for free speech and privacy, a federal appellate court confirmed last week that parts of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act likely violate the First Amendment, and that other parts require further review by the lower court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit correctly rejected rules requiring online businesses to opine on whether the content they host is “harmful” to children, and then to mitigate such harms.