New York may lead the charge on implementation of data excise taxes (i.e., “data mining taxes”) which will impose taxes on businesses that collect personal data. These data excise taxes primarily target large tech companies...more
Illinois employers are likely still reeling from the thousands of biometric privacy class action lawsuits that have flooded court dockets over the last 5 years. Another wave is coming—this time, under the Illinois Genetic...more
10/26/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OSH Act ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Title VII
By now, it is generally known that comprehensive privacy laws include requirements to allow consumers to opt-out of the sale of the their personal information, including personal information collected through the use of...more
9/19/2022
/ Advertising ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Selling ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Search Engines ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
Setting new precedent in the world of data, the FTC has found that the work product of ill-gotten data is no longer retainable by the developer. On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it...more
3/18/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Biometric Information ,
Data Collection ,
Data Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Section 5 ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices