In a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit in Briskin, the court ruled that e-commerce platform Shopify purposefully directed its conduct toward California because of its nationwide operations, rejecting the need for...more
CPPA launched its first major enforcement action in targeting connected vehicle-maker Honda.
Connected vehicles often collect various kinds of sensitive driver information, including geolocation, biometric and behavioral...more
Amazon faces allegations of unauthorized data collection in violation of federal and state privacy laws, including a first-of-its-kind claim under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”). The MHMDA restricts businesses...more
3/17/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In July, Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) agreed to a $68.5 million class-action biometric privacy settlement in connection with the company’s alleged violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information...more
9/11/2023
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Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Storage ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
Informed Consent ,
Instagram ,
Settlement ,
Snapchat