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- Texas’ new law governing artificial intelligence, which takes effect at the start of 2026, introduces both familiar and novel regulations on the use of AI by companies and government entities.
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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
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act), on April 27, 2023. The Act goes into full effect for “regulated entities” on March 31, 2024 (and later for...more
5/10/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Washington
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
/ Biometric Information ,
Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Exceptions ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Privacy Policy ,
State and Local Government
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
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
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