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Whistleblower: Prominent Nonprofit Funneled Data to GOP Lawmakers, Violated Tax Law and 501(c)(3) Status

by CivMetrics Staff | Aug 5, 2021 | Nonprofit Management, Privacy

A major nonprofit organization may have run afoul of tax law and its 501(c)(3) status, according to a whistleblower complain filed with the IRS last week. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is accused of funneling voter data to Republican state...

NYC Restaurant Law Would Serve Up Customers’ Data

by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 19, 2021 | Privacy

A bill in the NYC Council, designed to assist local restaurants by forcing delivery apps like GrubHub to share customer data, has some privacy advocates balking. The bill, Intro. 2311, is intended to help local restaurants wrangle customer data back from delivery apps...