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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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New York Considering Dramatic Expansion Of Consumer Privacy Rights

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In 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which provides for an expansive array of privacy rights and obligations, was enacted. At the time, it was reasonable to wonder whether California’s bold example would...more

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Recent changes in personal data regulation in Russia

Personal data (PD) protection is becoming the main topic of the recent days, so the Russian legislation in this sphere changes rapidly. The article represents an overview of updates on personal data regulation for the 3rd...more

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Why the Connection Between Biometric Data and eDiscovery Will Continue to Grow

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Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more

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Progressive Senators Introduce Biometric Privacy Proposal

On Tuesday, August 4, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the introduction of the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data...more

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New Privacy Protections Introduced in Illinois

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Illinois has introduced new workplace privacy legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence during the job interview process. The state legislature unanimously passed the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act...more

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Biometric Privacy Update – Actual Harm Not Required

Since the passage of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008, it has been used by plaintiffs’ attorneys to sue companies that use biometric identification technologies. Many BIPA cases have failed...more

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Appellate Court Limits Who May Sue Under Biometric Information Privacy Act

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As noted in a prior Commentary, plaintiffs continue to bring a flood of lawsuits under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") against companies that collect, use, or store biometric identifiers. Many of these...more

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Do Your Vendor Contracts Comply with GDPR?

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Any entity processing personal data on your behalf (i.e., your vendors) must have a written contract in place. The GDPR requires specific language in your vendor contracts. Review steps 1–4 below to bring your vendor...more

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Employee consent to use of personal data reliable under German law

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The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) has published the reasons for its two decisions about whether an employee can revoke consent given to his or her employer for public use of the employee’s image in...more

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