Professional sports teams' greatest rivals in the coming seasons could be their own fans. With the increase of facial recognition technologies implemented within sports venues, compliance with state biometric privacy laws...more
The surge in new health apps and connected devices, which only increased during the pandemic, continues to raise many legal and ethical questions. As a result, lawmakers have been scrambling to define the obligations...more
10/13/2021
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Connected Items ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
At select ballparks across the country, fans can speed through security screen procedures using thumbprint scans. Sports venues from Madison Square Garden to CenturyLink Field now use biometrics to enhance game day...more
As anticipated by many experts in the field, the data security-focused private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has resulted in claims alleging potential unauthorized access. FinTech data...more
9/23/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
FinTech ,
Health Technology ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action
In a decision issued on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, one of the primary tools used by companies in the European Union (EU) to transfer...more
7/20/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In mid-March, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the third set of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. Around the same time, a number of business and trade organizations pleaded with the...more
4/6/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have found themselves in an odd position with respect to their compliance efforts. The CCPA was effective on January 1, 2020 but enforcement will not begin...more
2/13/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
A recent ruling in the Illinois Appellate Court maintained that biometric data claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) do not amount to wage-and-hour claims subject to a luxury hotel owner's...more
4/24/2019
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Arbitration ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fingerprints ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Wage and Hour
On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which provides what is arguably the most restrictive privacy law in the U.S. and would likely have some effect on most businesses across...more
7/3/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government
Companies that routinely collect or process data of European Union residents have likely spent the past couple of years preparing for May 25, 2018. ...more
As children's activities on the Internet have expanded, many states and the federal government have enacted legislation to regulate such activities and other "smart" children’s products—products that collect, transmit or...more
The activities of children on the internet, whether via computers, smart phones, or tablets, have grown exponentially in recent history. As internet access for children increased, parents began losing control of the amount...more
5/17/2016
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Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Internet ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Websites