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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

Photo: USFWS/ Flickr ] We found declines in just about every region of the continental U.S. Photo: Renee Las Vegas/ Wiki Commons ] Some species numbers are dropping faster than others. Photo: Walter Siegmund/ Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA] When we looked at each species by its historical range , we found something else interesting.

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Apple will reportedly scan photos stored on iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Apple plans to scan photos stored on iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery, according the Financial Times. The new system could help law enforcement in criminal investigations but may open the door to increased legal and government demands for user data.

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Massachusetts passes ‘right to repair’ law to open up car data

The Verge

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge. Question 1 amends a landmark 2012 “right to repair” law in the state. While the state’s law is unique, making companies comply could effectively drive a nationwide standard. Massachusetts voters approved a measure requiring car manufacturers to let people access vehicle data for repairs.

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Judge rules California Prop 22 gig workers law is unconstitutional

The Verge

Photo by FREDERIC J. California’s gig workers law, which allows companies like Uber and Lyft to treat workers as independent contractors— not employees— has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable by a judge. The measure passed in November, however. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images.

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Grandmother posting Facebook photos of her grandchildren violates GDPR privacy rule, court says

The Verge

A grandmother in the Netherlands has until this weekend to remove photos of her grandchildren from her Facebook page, or she’ll face daily fines, after a judge found she was violating the European Union’s strict online privacy rules, the BBC reported. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization.

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Federal court blocks Texas law banning ‘viewpoint discrimination’ on social media

The Verge

Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that aimed to limit large social platforms’ ability to moderate content on the grounds that it is likely to violate the First Amendment. NetChoice and the CCIA previously sued over a similar Florida social media law.