Cyberscoop reports U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts urging improved privacy practices for court filings and records. "Federal court rules — required by Congress — mandate that court filings be scrubbed of personal information before they are publicly available," Wyden wrote, noting a recent report from the court's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, citing inconsistencies with enforcing and enacting privacy rules. Issues with redactions may extend to Social Security numbers, birthdates, full names and more.
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