On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its final ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and the federal protection for abortion and causing a stir within legal, through tech and beyond. Since then, data privacy attorneys and federal regulators, along with all businesses that collect consumer data, have been trying to navigate the increasingly confusing landscape of data privacy. To be sure, in the absence of a comprehensive federal data privacy law, the Dobbs decision further complicated various practices from data retention to employment and HR policies. Above are some ways the data handling landscape shifted in 2022 as a result of the Dobbs decision.