Right to privacy
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday, May 5 advanced a bill through a committee that would prevent state and local governments from punishing workers who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
N.C. lawmakers advance bill barring mandatory COVID-19 shots

By Bryan Anderson May. 05, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

Idaho governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’

By Keith Ridler Apr. 07, 2021 04:02 PM EDT
Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order Wednesday banning state government from requiring or issuing so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports.” ...

North Carolina inmate dies after contracting COVID-19

Mar. 13, 2021 04:22 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina prison officials say COVID-19 was the cause or at least a contributing factor in the death of an inmate at Franklin...

Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Tang told the AP that Taiwan plans to create an independent agency to enforce digital privacy, tackling an increasingly urgent issue as countries step up surveillance during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
AP Interview: Digital minister says Taiwan to guard privacy

By Huizhong Wu Dec. 10, 2020 07:24 AM EST

Olimpia Coral Melo, right, who became an activist against online sexual harassment and assault after a video of her having sex was published online in 2013, speaks with Benito Juarez borough Mayor Santiago Taboada, during a live broadcast in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Melo's story and subsequent activism have led to the creation of numerous state laws against cyber violence, and Mexico's government is on the verge of passing a federal version of "Olimpia's Law." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Mexico moves to stem unauthorized sharing of sexual images

By Maria Verza Nov. 25, 2020 03:42 PM EST

Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, center, and other doctors, walk out to talk with reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump's doctor leans on health privacy law to duck questions

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Oct. 05, 2020 07:53 PM EDT

Timothy Mahyna arrives on a train from Georgia at Amtrak's Penn Station, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in New York. Mayor de Blasio is asking travelers from 34 states, including Georgia where COVID-19 infection rates are high, to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in the city. Mahyna, from Syracuse, N.Y., said, "I will probably quarantine for a week when I get home." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NYC begins registering travelers at COVID-19 checkpoints

By Jim Mustian Aug. 06, 2020 01:26 PM EDT

Vice President Mike Pence, right, listens as Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, left, speaks during a roundtable discussion at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, Monday, July 27, 2020, in Miami. Pence was in Florida to mark the beginning of Phase III trials for a Coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Florida judge upholds coronavirus ordinance requiring masks

By Terry Spencer Jul. 27, 2020 11:06 AM EDT

Fans at NASCAR ... PGA returns to competition ... Coyotes staff member has COVID-19

Jun. 15, 2020 02:05 AM EDT
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A bit of normalcy returned to sports as a small number of fans were welcomed to Homestead-Miami Speedway. About 1,000 people, mostly...

Update on the latest sports

Jun. 14, 2020 01:01 PM EDT
GOLF-COLONIAL Berger takes Colonial FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The PGA Tour completed a safe and successful return to...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, Memphis director of athletics Laird Veatch, left, presents Memphis head football coach Ryan Silverfield, right, with a team jersey in Memphis, Tenn. As football players start returning to campus, college officials have a wide range of opinions on whether to let the public know how many of their athletes test positive for coronavirus. Just over half of the 64 Football Bowl Subdivision members that responded to an Associated Press survey said they were still deciding whether to announce the number of student-athletes with positive tests.(Ariel Cobbert/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
Schools debate whether to detail positive tests for athletes

By Steve Megargee Jun. 14, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

EMS workers sue NYC over punishment for media interviews

By Michael R. Sisak Jun. 11, 2020 04:25 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City ambulance workers who gave media interviews about their work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic sued the city on...

Louisiana House of Representatives Republican Delegation chairman Blake Miguez, R-Erath, speaks in the House and Governmental Affairs committee explaining his House Concurrent Resolution 58, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Republican lawmakers trying to unravel Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' statewide stay-at-home order began moving legislation Wednesday that would keep the Democratic governor from enforcing the restrictions enacted to combat the coronavirus. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana GOP lawmakers want virus tracking to be voluntary

By Melinda Deslatte May. 22, 2020 11:24 AM EDT

Virus toll steep at dozens of Pennsylvania nursing homes

By Michael Rubinkam, Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy May. 19, 2020 04:30 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 50 Pennsylvania nursing homes have reported 20 or more deaths related to COVID-19, according to partial data released Tuesday by...

Dr. Alex Billioux speaks at a press conference to discuss testing statistics and contact tracing pertaining to COVID-10, Friday, May 8, 2020, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
Analysis: Privacy worries could derail virus tracking plans

By Melinda Deslatte May. 17, 2020 04:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2020 file photo, a closed restaurant in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Swiss government has backed down from plans that were to start Monday May 11, 2020, requiring restaurants and bars to take the names and phone numbers of their patrons as a way to fight the coronavirus, after the plan fell foul of privacy concerns. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)
Swiss plan to ask diners for contacts dropped over privacy

By Jamey Keaten May. 08, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

A soldier of the Swiss army wearing a protective face mask holds a smartphone with an app using Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (DP-3T) during a test with 100 soldiers in the military compound of Chamblon near Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, Thursday, April 30, 2020. The race by governments to develop mobile tracing apps in order to contain infections after lockdowns ease is focusing attention on privacy. The debate is especially urgent in Europe, where academics and civil liberties activists are pushing for solutions that protect personal data. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
European virus tracing apps highlight battle for privacy

By Kelvin Chan May. 04, 2020 06:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2020 file photo, Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives for a a situation assessment meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others regarding the Coronavirus, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Litzman said Sunday, April 26, 2020, that he is stepping down following a public uproar over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his own COVID-19 infection. He said that he will take over as Construction Minister once a new government is formed. (Jack Guez/Pool via AP, File)
Israeli court takes step to halt phone tracking amid virus

By Ilan Ben Zion Apr. 26, 2020 09:24 AM EDT