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Troutman Pepper Locke

State AGs and the FTC Warn of 23andMe Risks Following Bankruptcy Announcement

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Several state attorneys general (AGs) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have begun scrutinizing ancestry tracking company 23andMe following its recent announcement that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Court Rejects Application of BIPA Statute of Limitations to Privacy Act Violations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently denied Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider a prior dismissal of his privacy action due to untimeliness. In a case titled Bonilla, et al....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

How do the CPRA, CPA & VCDPA treat biometric information?

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Keypoint: The CPRA, CPA, and VCDPA vary in both their definitions of biometric information/data and their compliance obligations. This is the second article in our ten-part weekly series comparing key provisions of the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DNA Collection: The Next Big Thing in Privacy Litigation?

The use of biometric technology is fast becoming the next big thing in privacy litigation. There was last month’s decision by the Illinois Supreme Court that upheld a consumer’s right to sue companies for collecting biometric...more

Carlton Fields

Defense Victories in Genetic and Biometric Privacy Class Actions

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In what may be a glimpse into the next frontier in class action litigation, two federal courts recently disposed of putative class actions alleging violations of state privacy laws involving genetic and biometric data....more

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