This presentation will discuss the recent surge in class actions challenging companies’ practices for collecting, sharing, and storing consumer data, including claims arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more
It's no secret that plaintiffs' firms have been developing legal theories relating to third-party software technologies used on websites. This includes a recent spike in lawsuits alleging that websites running the Meta...more
While plaintiffs’ attorneys were initially focused late last year on suing health care entities for using Pixel and other tracking technology to share information about website users with social media platforms such as Meta...more
“Stranger Things” has made many of us think back on the days when we waited at Blockbuster to pick the latest release of our favorite movies, sometimes at the return dropbox. And the use of the term “Borked” has probably not...more
The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), passed by Congress in 1988, is intended to prevent a “video tape service provider” from “knowingly” disclosing an individual’s “personally identifiable information” (PII) to third...more
Privacy Shield – An Early Reflection - EU law generally prohibits the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the U.S., unless the transfer is made in accordance with an authorized data transfer...more
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was enacted to place parents in control over what information is collected, used and disclosed from young children online. COPPA applies to operators of commercial...more