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The Second Circuit Forecloses VPPA Claims Based on Transmission of Information Through the Meta Pixel

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Despite the avalanche of lawsuits and enforcement actions related to tracking technology, companies can take at least some solace in a recent decision curtailing Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) lawsuits. On July 28, the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

“Untagging” From Photo Privacy Lawsuit: Facebook Settles Its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Litigation For $550 Million

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Facebook Loses Second Attempt to Dismiss Biometric Data Class Action

Last week, a federal district judge in California shot down Facebook, Inc.’s second attempt to dismiss a putative class action alleging that its facial recognition software violates the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

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Eighth Circuit Privacy Class Action Fails to Clear Second Hurdle

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In Carlsen v. GameStop Inc., plaintiff ­– a paid subscriber to defendant’s online gaming magazine – brought a putative class action lawsuit against defendant for alleged breach of its privacy policy by disclosing plaintiff’s...more

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