The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 13: Preserving Privacy and Social Connection with Christine Rosen of the American Enterprise Institute
"Monsters Inc." y el tratamiento de los datos
The Privacy Insider Podcast Ep. 8: Privacy Over Party: Peter Swire
No Password Required: Founder of Cybersafe Foundation and an Obama Foundation Africa Leaders Fellow, Who Is Comfortable in the API Kitchen
The Privacy Insider Podcast Ep. 7: David, Goliath, and Data Privacy Part II: Max Schrems
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
No Password Required: MITRE Engage Lead, Innovator in Cyber Deception, and Dance Community Builder
Navigating State Privacy Laws: A Conversation with Oregon & Texas Regulators about Privacy Enforcement
[Webinar] You Are Here: First Steps in Data Mapping
Fintech Focus Podcast | What Does AI Safety Mean For Fintechs?
The FTC's Health Privacy Enforcement Actions
The FTC and DOJ Act Against Amazon to Protect Privacy
Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and Annmarie Giblin Discuss Cyber Law
Biometric Litigation
Podcast - The FTC Agenda & Data Privacy
Webinar Recording – The Colorado Privacy Act and Draft Rules
2022 DSIR Report Deeper Dive: Personal Data Deletion
Congress Tries to Wrangle Cyber and Crypto Industries
Who are the decision makers at INTERPOL's CCF?
NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler
Texas AG Ken Paxton announced a settlement in principle with Google LLC to resolve allegations of data privacy and security violations. The settlement will resolve lawsuits filed by Texas against Google for allegedly...more
Long maligned as innovation-shy, litigation practices are deploying emerging artificial intelligence technologies at a rapid rate. Technology’s ability to instantly synthesize and draw useful conclusions from large amounts of...more
On February 10, 2025, a Washington state resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated individuals against Amazon under the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD). This is the first lawsuit brought...more
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to address the increasing use and monetization of children’s data online. The COPPA Rule,...more
Earlier this month, after the conclusion of the public comment period, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which grants rights to Colorado consumers concerning their personal...more
On Nov. 13, 2024, in Gregg v. Central Transport LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed that Public Act 103-0769 (previously Senate Bill 2979), which amends Illinois’ Biometric Information...more
Takeaway: We have written before about the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the risk of annihilating damages in class actions if every alleged biometric scan or transmittal of that scan for a single...more
It is often said that the law lags behind the pace of technological development. Yet, while computer chip implants and wearable brain activity monitors are only just starting to show technical viability, two states recently...more
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
New amendments to Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) expand the ways in which consent may be obtained and reverse a critical holding in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., significantly reducing a company’s...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
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
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
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law an amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which will limit defendants’ exposure to liability on a “per scan” basis and clarify that electronic...more
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
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed legislation reforming Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Senate Bill 2979 immediately amends BIPA to limit a private entities’ potential liability...more
The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“PDPB”) was at last passed by the Malaysian Parliament at the end of July. After Royal Assent and publishing, it will become law (on a date to be determined by the Minister...more
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
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
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed P.A. 103-0769 which amended the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of biometric identifiers and information by...more
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
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
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
On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed Senate Bill 2979 (SB2979), clarifying how damages are calculated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. This amendment confirms...more
With state privacy laws continuing to increase, will the federal American Privacy Rights Act be adopted? Over 18 states have now enacted comprehensive state privacy laws, three of which go into effect on July 1, 2024, in...more