Creators in film, television, music, and gaming are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models to deliver new content and experiences to audiences. Recent headlines have highlighted...more
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
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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
The nation’s latest biometric privacy law will go into effect in New York City this week.
What Is the Ordinance?
New York City’s new biometrics ordinance goes into effect today, Friday, July 9. The ordinance regulates...more
7/13/2021
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Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Exceptions ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Privacy Policy ,
State and Local Government
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 11, 2021, that it had reached a settlement with Everalbum, Inc., the developer of a now-defunct photo storage app called “Ever.” The settlement is the FTC’s first...more
1/29/2021
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Biometric Information ,
Data Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Heightened Scrutiny ,
Mobile Apps ,
Policy Violations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Factors ,
Settlement
It’s a new year and it looks like 2021 is going to be another eventful one for privacy. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several states introduce new privacy legislation, starting with Washington. On January 5, the...more
1/28/2021
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government
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
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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