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The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on Dec. 20, 2022 in Culver City, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Not all state TikTok bans are built equally

Nearly half of all states have banned TikTok from government use, only a few have extended those bans to other Chinese-owned tech companies.
Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends a signing ceremony for an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department, at the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Texas attorney general sues TP-Link for exposing users to cyber risk, deceptive business practices

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TP-Link, the first in a series his office is planning to file against Chinese companies that, he…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey participates in the homecoming ceremonies at halftime of the game between South Alabama Jaguars and Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Stew Milne / Getty Images)

Alabama forms emerging tech board, codifies IT office’s cyber responsibilities

Alabama's Technology Quality Assurance Board is tasked with developing statewide standards for new technologies, like artificial intelligence.
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People gather during a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol building on Jan. 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Earlier this week a federal agent fatally shot Good in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)

Data breach compromised records of 300K people at Minnesota human services department

An employee of a health care provider with access to state records viewed more “than was reasonably necessary to perform work assignments.”
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