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The City of Chicago’s reliance on aggressive ticketing and punitive collection practices to raise revenue is part of a troubling, nationwide trend that must be considered as the Supreme Court weighs a bankruptcy issue in an upcoming case, Chicago v. Fulton.
Recognizing the threat to consumer privacy through the personal data captured by sophisticated electronic products in our homes, a pair of state legislators today unveiled the Protecting Household Privacy Act (PHPA) to regulate when data from such devices may be lawfully obtained and collected in