On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) with respect to a new consumer financial data portability rule mandated by Section 1033 of the...more
11/9/2023
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Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On March 29, 2023, the Iowa Governor signed into law a consumer data privacy law which enters into force on January 1, 2025.
Entities already complying with other enhanced state privacy laws should not experience any...more
The year 2023 will continue to have cybersecurity and data privacy front of mind for General Counsels. With sweeping new US and global laws and regulations coming online and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more
3/3/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information
Recently, US companies are experiencing a surging wave of consumer class action lawsuits alleging businesses and their software providers are violating state anti-wiretapping statutes and invading consumers’ privacy rights...more
As difficult as it is to pass laws, especially potentially controversial laws, sunset provisions on national security legislation provide an opportunity to re-assess effectiveness, impacts on privacy, and opportunity...more
Companies in all industries and of all sizes are increasingly using biometric data—fingerprints, voiceprints, and facial structure, to name three—as a faster, more reliable, and more economical alternative to passwords and...more
4/12/2019
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Private Sector ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Standard of Care
In a unanimous decision handed down on January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court opinion and held that a plaintiff need not show actual harm to seek relief under the Biometric Information and Privacy...more
Just two months after an Illinois appellate court dismissed a similar complaint alleging a violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a California federal court found that a claim asserted under BIPA...more
3/13/2018
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Popular ,
Standing
Companies that collect and store biometric information from their customers and employees received good news from an Illinois appeals court in late December, a much-needed win in an area that has seen a massive rise in class...more