Hamilton County to Install 122 License Plate Reader Cameras Despite Privacy Concerns

On Wednesday, The Hamilton County Commission Unanimously Voted To Accept A $1.2 Million State Grant For The Purposes Of Purchasing And Installing 122 New License Plate Reader Cameras (LPRs).

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Patients Sue Vanderbilt For Releasing Transgender Clinic Records To Tennessee AG

A Lawsuit Filed On Monday Claims That Vanderbilt University Medical Center Failed In Its Duty To Protect Transgender Patients, Caused Them Serious Harm And Violated State Law And Its Own Privacy Policies When It Yielded To Demands From The Tennessee Attorney General To Turn Over Private Medical Records.

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Tennessee Students Given Assignments That May Violate Family And Student Privacy

The New School Year Has Barely Begun And For Some Tennessee Students This Means Being Given Questionable Assignments That May Violate Family Privacy And May Possibly Be Masquerading As Unofficial Surveys.

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Metro Council Undecided About License Plate Cameras In Nashville

Members Of The Nashville Community Oversight Board Advised Metro Council Ahead Of Their Meeting On Tuesday To Vote Against A Proposal That Would Have Cameras, Called License Plate Readers, Installed Throughout The City.

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Fleischmann & Kustoff Vote Yes For $400M Federal Vaccination Database

Two Republican U.S. House Representatives From Tennessee Have Voted To Pass The Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act Along With 78 Of Their Republican Colleagues. If This Bill Is Passed By The Senate And Then Signed Into Law It Will Appropriate Funds For A Federal Vaccination Database To The Tune Of $400 Million.

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TN Educators Least Concerning Challenges Are Student Privacy & Health, Professional Development, Survey Finds

A Recent Survey Conducted By The Professional Educators Of Tennessee Shows That Of The 620 Educators That Responded, The Biggest Challenges They Face Are Teacher Morale, Student Discipline And Student Attitude And Behavior While Their Least Concerning Challenges Are Student Privacy, Professional Development And Student Health.

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TN Banks Lack Trust In IRS With Customer’s Personal Financial Data

A Recent Proposal From The Biden Administration Seeks To Enforce A Requirement On Banks And Financial Institutions To Report Their Customer’s Yearly Gross Inflow And Outflow From Their Personal Accounts. However, The Tennessee Banking Association Has Not Bought In.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 20, 2021

1) TN Dept of Health Plans To Share Children’s Private Information With Federal Government
2) Lee Signs Executive Order Giving Parents Final Say On Masks, Declines Special Session
3) Legislature Refuses To Back Down To School Systems That Defy Mask Opt-Out Order
4) Illegal Immigration Investigation In TN Continues With Study Committee
5) Illegal Immigration, Drug Seizures Spike In July
6) Congressmen Double Down On Calls To Impeach Mayorkas
7) Biden Pushes For 3rd Dose, Vaccine Mandate For Nursing Home Workers

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