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The BR Privacy & Security Download: June 2024

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2024

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2023

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2023

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: February 2023

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: February 2022

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. ...more

From Fingerprints to Facial Recognition: Scanning Developments in Biometric Technology

The landscape of biometric technology is rapidly evolving. In recent years, new and exciting biometric products, businesses, and service providers have entered the market. As a result, tools that were once pure science...more

Designing a BIPA Defense: Strategies for Third-Party Technology Vendors to Challenge Biometric Class Actions

For some time now, employers have been the main target of a relentless wave of class action lawsuits by employees alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) in connection with the use...more

Designing a BIPA Defense: Using Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers to Limit BIPA Liability

Over the last 18 months or so, companies that utilize fingerprint scanners and other biometric technologies have faced a relentless wave of class action litigation filed in connection with purported violations of Illinois’...more

Cruise Industry Compliance Tips: Enhancing the Traveler Experience with Facial Recognition

In the past few years, the commercial use of facial recognition technology has advanced at an explosive rate, expanding into numerous industries and trades. For instance, facial biometrics is increasingly relied on by...more

Designing a BIPA Defense: Using Preemption and Arbitration to Defeat Biometric Class Actions

Since the Illinois Supreme Court issued its seminal decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. in the beginning of 2019, companies using fingerprint scanners and other biometric technologies have faced a...more

Facial Recognition at Sports Venues: Enhancing the Gameday Experience While Minimizing Liability

Facial recognition technology has rapidly transformed—and enhanced—the consumer experience across numerous industries. This includes travel, hospitality, retail, and healthcare, to name a few. Notably, facial recognition is...more

Illinois Appellate Court: Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Preempt Biometric Claims

Recently, an Illinois appellate court held claims asserted under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) are not preempted by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (“IWCA”). While the decision—McDonald v....more

Latest Challenge Shows Staying Power of CBA Preemption Defense in Biometric Class Actions

Relying on a successful preemption defense, Jackson Park SLF, LLC (“Jackson Park”) recently defeated a biometric privacy suit claiming it improperly used employees’ fingerprints to track time and attendance without first...more

Recent Amazon Biometric Privacy Ruling Shows Power of Successful Personal Jurisdiction Challenges in BIPA Class Actions

Relying on a successful personal jurisdiction defense, Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) and Pindrop Security, Inc. (“Pindrop”) recently defeated a biometric privacy lawsuit claiming they captured voice data during phone calls...more

City of Portland Enacts Nation’s First Private-Sector Facial Recognition Ban

On September 9, 2020, the City of Portland, Oregon, became the first jurisdiction in the United States to issue a sweeping ban prohibiting the use of facial recognition technology by private entities, which will go into...more

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill Imposing Stringent, National Biometric Privacy Regulation

Biometric data—like fingerprints and facial geometry scans—allows companies across all industries to significantly enhance their operations in a myriad of ways. At the same time, the call for regulation over this especially...more

Companies Using Biometrics Have Hope Despite Recent Court Rulings

The rapid adoption of biometric technology—designed to measure unique human biological characteristics, like fingerprints, voiceprints, and hand or face scans—has led to a surge of consumer class actions alleging violations...more

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