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The State of Texas and Meta Platforms Inc. (“Meta”) have agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement, to be paid out over five years, to resolve claims relating to Meta’s alleged use of facial recognition technology without user...more
FTC Settles with Rite Aid on its Use of AI and Processing of Biometric Information - The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), on December 19, 2023, announced that it had reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite...more
On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against the retail pharmacy Rite Aid for unfair practices associated with its use of a facial recognition technology (FRT) surveillance...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first enforcement action alleging that discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (AI) was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act on December 19, 2023. According...more
On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced its settlement of an enforcement action against retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid over alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act (Section 5)...more
Clearview AI was issued with an enforcement action including a fine of around £7.5million and an order to delete certain data by the ICO for breaches of the UK GDPR in relation to its facial recognition data. The Tribunal...more
As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued a policy statement addressing biometric technologies in a signal of enforcement actions to come: It states: “In light of the evolving technologies and risks to consumers, the...more
At the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) May 2023 Open Commission Meeting, the FTC voted unanimously to approve a Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the FTC Act (the Policy Statement). The...more
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more
The Attorney General for the State of Texas recently filed suit against Meta (formerly Facebook) alleging that the company violated the Texas Capture and Use of Biometric Identifier Act (“CUBI”) and the Texas Deceptive Trade...more
Biometric data is becoming increasingly pervasive in our daily lives—we use it to unlock smartphones, gain entry to entertainment venues, access secured locations, and record time and attendance on the job site....more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order - On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that placed new standards on the...more
Regulation of the collection and use of biometric data is on the rise, a trend which is likely to continue through 2021 and beyond. Currently, three states have laws that regulate what private businesses can do with biometric...more
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
On February 10, 2021, acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter delivered a keynote address on “Protecting Consumer Privacy in a Time of Crisis”1 at the Future of Privacy Forum’s annual Privacy...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 11, 2021, that it had reached a settlement with Everalbum, Inc., the developer of a now-defunct photo storage app called “Ever.” The settlement is the FTC’s first...more
In a major development for companies that collect, use, and store biometric data, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a proposed settlement of a complaint against a company that allegedly deceived consumers about...more
CYBERSECURITY - Ubiquiti Notifies Customers of Breach - Ubiquiti, a manufacturer of products used for networks such as routers, webcams and mesh networks, announced this week that an unauthorized access to its systems...more
On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Everalbum, Inc., the California-based developer of a photo app called “Ever,” with regard to allegations that the company deceived consumers about the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its settlement with Everalbum Inc. (Everalbum) for its Ever app, a photo and video storage app, due to its alleged deception of consumers related to the app’s use of facial...more
It is privacy policy 101 to say what you do and do what you say. Valuable lessons can be learned about this best practice from the proposed settlement announced between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and California-based...more
On July 24, 2019, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced landmark settlements with Facebook. The agreements were significant not only because of the hefty fines...more
Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more