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Amazon and Starbucks Escape Biometric Privacy Class Action in Federal Court

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Amazon and Starbucks notched a decisive win in the fast-evolving world of biometric privacy litigation, securing the full dismissal of a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington....more

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Illinois BIPA Reform 2024 – Back Where We Started or Moving Forward?

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Last week, the Illinois Senate advanced the first significant BIPA amendment (SB 2979), passing it in the Senate by a vote of 46-13. The bill has broad Democratic support, and groups that have traditionally opposed BIPA have...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

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Amazon and Microsoft Win Summary Judgment in Illinois BIPA Lawsuits Based on Extraterritoriality

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After more than two years of litigation, Amazon and Microsoft won summary judgment in two class action lawsuits asserting violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA): Vance v. Amazon.com, Inc., Case...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 1

Welcome to our third volume of Unprecedented. While we would like to retire this publication because COVID-19 has been eradicated and all litigation has withered away, we all know that is not the case. If anything, COVID-19...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 11, December 2020

Brexit Effects on Trademarks Beginning January 1 - Trademark owners with registrations in EU where the UK is designated should soon receive notification for treatment of registrations and applications following the Brexit...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

COVID-19 Screening Program Can Lead To Litigation Concerning Biometric Information, BIPA

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As organizations aim to return to some type of normalcy, and help ensure a healthy and safe workplace, many have implemented COVID-19 screening programs that check for symptoms, and an employee’s recent travel and potential...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

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Is Your Privacy Violated by Using Your Face to Train AI to Recognize Faces?

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If a picture of your face is used for a purpose that doesn’t identify you, is your privacy violated? If the publicly available picture was used just to show a face, distinguished from some faces, similar to others, and fed...more

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