( March 13, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — Although a Minnesota Appeals Court panel largely affirmed dismissal of data practices claims against the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and a vendor brought by four residents of a sex offender facility, the panel found that the plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded two claims related to the sharing of personal data without authorization and having insufficient safeguards for that data prior to contracting with the vendor....