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- Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act, which go into effect on July 1, 2025, establish obligations surrounding both biometric identifiers and biometric data and the broader category of biometric...more
6/20/2025
/ Biometric Information ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology
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- At least four courts have now held that retailers using email for marketing are not considered “communication service providers” and therefore are not subject to TUCSRA.
- At least five courts have now held...more
5/8/2025
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Email ,
Marketing ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
Biometric data is becoming increasingly pervasive in our daily lives—we use it to unlock smartphones, gain entry to entertainment venues, access secured locations, and record time and attendance on the job site....more
3/2/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Texas
In the last week, a new type of BIPA case has emerged that should be of interest to companies involved in using, improving, and developing facial recognition and other artificial intelligence (AI) using photos. Companies that...more
2/5/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Databases ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
IBM ,
Law Enforcement ,
New Legislation ,
Putative Class Actions
Washington state has joined the growing ranks of states considering data privacy legislation in the wake of the European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Senate Bill 5376,...more
2/5/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Surveillance
Google emerged victorious in Rivera v. Google on December 29, 2018, obtaining a win in the long-running privacy class action involving technology that allows users of the Google Photos service to organize their photos by...more
1/3/2019
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Photographs ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction