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The California Consumer Privact Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, enhances privacy rights and consumer protections of California residents. Follow this channel for latest guidance and updates on the CCPA,... more +

The FTC Sets Its Sights on Biometric Information

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/7/2023

Does your business collect or use fingerprints? Do your building access points use retina, finger, or palm scans? Does your security office use facial recognition technology to identify repeated trespassers? Do your phone...more

The Legal Minefield Surrounding Biometrics In The Workplace

Fisher Phillips on 10/8/2020

The use of biometric-enabled devices has become ubiquitous in the modern workplace. Biometric time clocks offer employers an accurate and reliable way to track employees’ hours, while increasing accountability. Biometric...more

Why the Connection Between Biometric Data and eDiscovery Will Continue to Grow

Reveal on 9/1/2020

Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more

The Growing Number of Biometric Privacy Laws and the Post-COVID Consumer Class Action Risks for Businesses

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/9/2020

Biometric privacy continues to be a hot-button topic in the United States, and internationally, with states continuing to join the wave of strict consumer biometric data protection laws. In an effort to avoid costly class...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 11/15/2019

Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual. ...more

Copy-Cat Class Actions Meet Copy-Cat Legislation: Illinois’ BIPA Spurs New Biometric Privacy Legislation Across The Nation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/12/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: While most employers are likely familiar with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), they should know that Illinois is not the only state with a biometric privacy law and many other states...more

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | March 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/25/2019

Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

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