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Google’s U-Turn on Device Fingerprinting: ICO’s Response and Subsequent Guidance

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In a December, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded to Google’s decision to lift a prohibition on device fingerprinting (which involves collecting and combining information about a device’s software and...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 69

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UK Data Regulator Responds to Google’s Policy Shift on Fingerprinting - Google announced that starting February 16, 2025, its platform program policies will change to remove the prohibition in its current policies against...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

US v. Brown: District of Columbia Circuit Rules on Compelled Biometric Unlocking of Cellphones

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On January 17, the District of Columbia Circuit issued a pivotal opinion regarding the Fifth Amendment rights of a defendant-appellant compelled by the FBI to unlock his cellphone using his thumbprint. The D.C. Circuit’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FINRA accepts AWC for failure to fingerprint personnel

On December 6, FINRA accepted a New York-based member firm’s Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent which addressed allegations of the firm’s failure to take required fingerprints of most associated persons prior to or...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Biometrics in the Workplace: Issues and Legal Framework in Quebec

Employers are increasingly interested in the use of biometrics in the workplace. In fact, Quebec’s privacy regulator, the Commission d’accès à l’information (CAI), indicates in its 2023-2024 Annual Activity and Management...more

Proskauer on Privacy

Now Trending: The TikTok Dox

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Plaintiffs are persistently crafting creative legal theories to target tracking technologies. One new approach is to characterize tracking technologies as “pen registers” or “trap and trace devices” used in violation of...more

Ius Laboris

Using Fingerprints for Time Recording May Violate GDPR

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In a recent decision, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) indicated that it is unlikely that valid consent to the processing of biometric data can be given in the context of an employment...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

After 16 years, BIPA is amended to limit potential damages for violations

Laura Balson in our Chicago office recently discussed an amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. At that time, the Illinois House and Senate had passed an amendment to Illinois Biometric Information...more

Miller Nash LLP

From Fingerprints to Facial Recognition: Employer Responsibilities for Biometric Data

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Companies’ use of their customers’ biometric data has been increasing for a couple of decades. Numerous state and federal laws regulate how consumer biometric data can be stored and used and require notices to consumers about...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Illinois Revises Biometrics Law To Reduce the Prospect of "Ruinous" Damage Awards

In a major change to a law that produced extraordinarily high damages claims and settlements, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to substantially reduce potential liability for...more

Alston & Bird

New Law Limits Damages Plaintiffs Can Seek Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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A new Illinois law limits the damages plaintiffs can seek under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Our Labor & Employment Group explores the change’s impact on employers....more

Blank Rome LLP

Illinois Governor Signs the First Amendment to BIPA Since Its Passage 16 Years Ago

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An amendment to Illinois’ biometric privacy law, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has finally become law. And, this amendment implements major changes to how damages accrue under BIPA....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery

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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

BIPA Amendment Enacted

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On August 5, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB 2979, significantly amending the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This update represents a considerable decrease in the potential for...more

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BIPA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery

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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more

Roetzel & Andress

Illinois Enacts Major Biometric Privacy Reform: What You Need to Know

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Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 2979 into law, significantly amending the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), yet retaining the availability of statutory damages that have been so problematic for current...more

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Damage Control: Illinois Enacts Amendment to the State’s High Risk Biometric Information Privacy Act

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On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 2979 (the “Amendment”), implementing long-awaited, highly anticipated reform to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Texas Attorney General’s Office Zeroes In on Data Privacy and Entities Using Biometric Data

Recently, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced the launch of a Texas data privacy and security law enforcement initiative by establishing a new unit focusing on Texas’ privacy laws. The AG’s Office made the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Texas Attorney General Announces First CUBI Settlement

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Keypoint: The Texas Attorney General reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over its alleged violations of Texas’ biometric privacy law. On July 30, 2024, the Texas Attorney General announced that it has reached a $1.4...more

Clark Hill PLC

Collective Bargaining Agreement Protects Company From BIPA Suit by Non-Union Employee

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On July 2, Judge Sunil Harjani of the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in Sanders v. E.A. Sween Company holding that an employee who was not a member of a union, but was a member of a collective bargaining unit...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

BIPA’s new boundaries: A closer look at the pending BIPA Amendment and what that means for your business

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has become a hot topic within recent months, due largely in part to massive payouts in the courts and new proposed legislation to modify the law. Earlier this year, state Sen....more

Mayer Brown

Biometrics And Facial Recognition - ANPD Releases Report

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On June 24, 2024, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released the second edition of Radar Tecnológico (Technology Radar). This edition (the “Paper”) focuses on "Biometrics and Facial Recognition." The Paper...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Marriott Faces Class Action for Alleged Violation of Illinois Biometrics Law

Last week Marriott Hotel Services was hit with a class action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Illinois’ Biometrics Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The lawsuit alleges that the hotel violated BIPA by requiring workers to...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

BIPA Amendment Passes Legislature, Addresses Damages in BIPA Litigation

Last week, as the Illinois legislative session nears its close, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to enact Senate Bill 2979, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) reform amendment that had previously passed...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Amending BIPA Violation Accrual Standards

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On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB2979), marking a significant amendment to how damages are calculated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This amendment refines the...more

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