Jolynn Dellinger
@mindingprivacy.bsky.social
Privacy Law & Policy, Repro rights, Tech Ethics at Duke Law & Duke Science and Society. Focus: privacy and surveillance after Dobbs. Co-founder Data Privacy Day.
It's been almost a week since I reported that the Texas Republican party is publicly supporting a group that wants to execute abortion patients. There hasn't been one bit of media coverage since jessica.substack.com/p/texas-gop-...
Texas Republican Party Publicly Supports 'Abolitionists' Who Want Abortion Patients Executed
6.2.26
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Legit good news: for the first time, a Planned Parenthood affiliate is offering what's called "advance provision" of abortion medication—meaning people in Hawaii and Washington state can get mifepristone and misoprostol to keep on hand for future use 💊
Abortion pills "just in case"? Planned Parenthood will offer them in two states
In Washington state and Hawaii, residents can now get mifepristone and misoprostol from Planned Parenthood to keep in their cabinets in case they need to end a pregnancy at a later time.
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Misoprostol is also effective on its own, and providers have been preparing a backup plan since 2023 when a previous suit threatened mife
If the Main Abortion Pill Is Banned This Week, Providers Are Prepared to Go Off-Label
Eight abortion providers told Jezebel they're planning to offer misoprostol-only abortions if a federal judge blocks mifepristone nationwide.
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Garnet Henderson@garnethenderson.com · 5mo agoMifepristone is normally used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, for medication abortion. However, misoprotol works on its own, and most abortion providers have misoprostol-only protocols ready to go.
Me on the Fifth Circuit's *massive* Friday night ruling purporting to re-impose the in-person dispensation requirement for Mifepristone; how it’s déjà vu all over again; and how it's a good reminder of why, sometimes, we *need* an emergency docket at #SCOTUS: www.stevevladeck.com/p/224-the-re...
224. The Return of the Mifepristone Mess
A Friday night ruling from the Fifth Circuit will have massive, nationwide effects even in states in which abortions are still generally available—unless and until the Supreme Court steps in.
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Crafters of #NYTcrossword may live in NC and VA but guessing they did not grow up reading Joel Chandler Harris - no spoilers but dubious
Well, this is a start — a recognition of the problem and the role that Meta played is worth a lot. Understanding that something is manipulative and addictive is necessary part of being able to fight back. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial
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The Supreme Court granted states almost unlimited power to legislate pregnancy in Dobbs. Now an important new study finds the deceptive crisis pregnancy center industry received at least $491 million in taxpayer funding across 21 states. With no oversight. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/taxp...
Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed.
Editor's note: This is the first report in an ongoing series.The patient came in with a belly full of blood, Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung recalled. Her pregnancy was ectopic, no longer viable, and could ha...
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Preach! “Tech makes many things better, but you shouldn’t have to learn how to use a house,” @jasonfried writes: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... When you realize you just have to make everything last bc you are never making a modern purchase.
Smart Homes Are Terrible
You shouldn’t need a tech tour and app to turn the lights on.
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Holding the line on privacy of the home - @dukelaw.bsky.social colleagues Kate Evans and Elana Fogel for the Hill on necessary restrictions for ICE thehill.com/opinion/judi...
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It is mind-bending how republican after republican in the hearing today evoked pervasive domestic violence committed by men against women as a justification for withholding evidence-based medical care from women. Male violence being used to limit women’s freedom — yet again.
NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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Paxton jumping on RFK’s anti-tylenol during pregnancy train claiming Johnson & Johnson “knew” acetaminephin causes autism and ADHD, relying on “considerable body of evidence” recently highlighted by Trump admin - www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
Attorney General Paxton Sues Big Pharma Manufacturers for Deceptively Marketing Tylenol to Pregnant Mothers Despite Known Dangers to Unborn Children
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue for deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers despite knowing that early exposure to acetaminophen, Tylenol’s only active ingredie...
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Because they need to innovate faster…. so utterly on brand for Meta. Without more effective regulation no company is going to spend the money to protect privacy. God forbid they have to have more conversations before sending another crappy product into the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy
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The illegal firing without cause of former FTC Commissioners @bedoyausa.bsky.social and Rebecca Slaughter robbed Americans of a bipartisan FTC working for the protection of the people - fortunately Bedoya is still sharing insights from his service, describing a way forward
Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 11mo ago“I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath.” - Alvaro Bedoya newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Ring founder: “I’m focused on: How can I get the highest density of camera coverage in a neighborhood matched with AI to make neighborhoods safer?…It’s not just hard crime.” Just put this guy and the Flock guy on a deserted island together so they can surveill each other until the end times.
Ring founder 'backs the blue,' says AI is helping Amazon-owned doorbell unit fight crime
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to the company he founded in April to lead the business, which is part of Amazon's devices division.
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““Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone,” Dr. Kornbluth wrote.” Love the leadership by MIT here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
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Honestly what will it take for people to quit buying into this Amazon surveillance nightmare? Hard pass - ditch the ring And of course people whose jobs require them to go to people’s homes will have no choice. Oh right…. Amazon employees. techstory.in/amazons-subs...
Amazon’s Subsidiary Ring Plans to Scan Every Face at the Door - TechStory
Amazon’s subsidiary, Ring, is reportedly developing and testing an advanced system designed to perform facial recognition and identification
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“By law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services must approve an application if it demonstrates that the generic drug is identical to the brand-name drug” Well, these days, good to see a law actually being followed…. And good news for accessibility.
Pam Belluck@pambelluck.bsky.social · 12mo agoNEWS: The F.D.A. approved a new generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
I am pleased to report that Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins has dropped another total evisceration of the Supreme Court. He says originalism is a fraud—and the Republican justices are shamelessly making up facts and history to impose radical Christian nationalism: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Many Americans lack basic knowledge about fertility. @olgakhazan.bsky.social spoke with doctors and other experts about the information they think should be included in sex ed for middle and high schoolers:
What Women Wish They’d Known Before Trying to Get Pregnant
Many Americans lack basic fertility knowledge. More robust sex ed could help.
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“The images shared do not violate our policies” - maybe meta policies need an update and co. should rethink using pics of adolescent girls to promote threads to grown men www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion, has an EXEMPLARY safety record. But a bunch of extremist politicians are trying to cast doubt on its safety and efficacy, as part of their attempt to take away access to abortion care. Don't be fooled—here are the facts:
Two models of Amazon smart glasses—one for hip consumers who can order products on the go, and one for wage workers, whose efficiency and whereabouts will be tracked continuously. One is a luxury item, one will be mandatory. Both ensure nonstop surveillance. Both are extractive. Both are handcuffs.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last yr.According to reports, “Amazon is simultaneously working on two models: one for its own drivers to assist with deliveries, and a sleeker version with color display for customers to order.” Anyway, today in luxury surveillance.
Maria Rojas, a midwife in TX, was arrested in June for allegedly providing illegal abortions. But the indictment only has details about 1 case, which shows that Rojas was providing miscarriage care ‼️ The witness says Rojas prescribed misoprostol b/c she thought the pregnancy was not viable.