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20 US states sue Trump admin: Row erupts over ‘illegal’ sharing of medicaid data; release targeted non-citizens

Secretary of health and human services Robert F Kennedy Jr (Image credits: AP) California attorney general Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that the state, along with 19 other attorneys general, is suing the federal government over the release of Medicaid data to deportation officials. The lawsuit claims that the Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when…

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20 states sue after Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged on Tuesday (July 1, 2025), saying he and 19 other states’ attorneys general have sued over the move. Health secretary…

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Australia’s Qantas confirms cyber incident at contact centre, customer data exposed

Qantas Airways planes are parked at the domestic terminal at Sydney airport in Australia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s Qantas Airways confirmed the occurrence of a cyber incident at one of its contact centres on Wednesday (July 1, 2025), impacting customer data. The company said the breach occurred when a cybercriminal targeted a call centre…

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Iran urges public to delete WhatsApp; claims app sends data to Israel amid conflict; company denies allegations

This is a representative AI image Iranian state television on Tuesday urged its citizens to remove WhatsApp, alleging that the messaging app collects user data and shares it with Israel, amid the ongoing conflict, without providing any specific evidence.In response, WhatsApp strongly denied the accusations, saying, “We are concerned these false reports will be an…

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