California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Facial Recognition Technology

AI and Sports - Security vs. Privacy

BakerHostetler on 9/27/2024

With the United States preparing to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the race is on for venues, individual states and the federal government...more

California Advancing Regulations for AI, Other Cybersecurity Issues

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 1/3/2024

California continues to push beyond other states in developing and implementing privacy and cybersecurity regulations. The latest evidence came from the recent release of draft regulations from the California Privacy...more

The FTC Sets Its Sights on Biometric Information

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/7/2023

Does your business collect or use fingerprints? Do your building access points use retina, finger, or palm scans? Does your security office use facial recognition technology to identify repeated trespassers? Do your phone...more

FTC Signals Increased Scrutiny of Biometric Technologies

WilmerHale on 5/23/2023

On May 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement warning about the increased use of consumers’ biometric information and related marketing of technologies that use biometric information. The agency...more

An Overview of Why Class Action Privacy Lawsuits May Have Just Gotten Bigger – Yet Again.

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/2/2023

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), enacted in 2008, was one of the first state laws to address commercial collection of biometric data. Biometric data includes an iris scan, a fingerprint, a voiceprint,...more

Privacy Report: California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations

ArentFox Schiff on 6/8/2022

California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft CPRA Regulations - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) just released proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. The regulations expand...more

A Look at Maine’s Proposed Biometrics Law

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/24/2022

Maine is stepping into the privacy mix with a possible biometric law, and a possible CCPA-like law. The biometric law, proposed by State Representative Maggie O’Neil, is generally similar to Illinois’ BIPA, even...more

Jump in Facial and Voice Recognition Raises Privacy, Cybersecurity, Civil Liberty Concerns

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/4/2022

Facial recognition, voiceprint, and other biometric-related technology are booming, and they continue to infiltrate different facets of everyday life. The technology brings countless potential benefits, as well as significant...more

New York City Restricts Use of Biometric Data

King & Spalding on 8/12/2021

On July 9, 2021, new restrictions on biometric monitoring similar to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were added into New York City’s administrative code (N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 22-1201 et. seq.). These...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 28

Jones Day on 8/10/2021

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order - On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that placed new standards on the...more

As Facial Recognition Technology Surges, Organizations Face Privacy And Cybersecurity Concerns, And Fraud

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/28/2021

Facial recognition technology has become increasingly popular in recent years in the employment and consumer space (e.g. employee access, passport check-in systems, payments on smartphones), and in particular during the...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law (2021)

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/28/2021

On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more

Federal Trade Commission signals increased focus on commercial collection and use of biometric data

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/20/2021

In a major development for companies that collect, use, and store biometric data, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a proposed settlement of a complaint against a company that allegedly deceived consumers about...more

Election Results: New Data Privacy and Security Laws

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/6/2020

Although the Presidential race is unconfirmed at the time of this writing, there are several data privacy and security laws to put on your radar following the election this week....more

The Legal Minefield Surrounding Biometrics In The Workplace

Fisher Phillips on 10/8/2020

The use of biometric-enabled devices has become ubiquitous in the modern workplace. Biometric time clocks offer employers an accurate and reliable way to track employees’ hours, while increasing accountability. Biometric...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 9/14/2020

CYBERSECURITY - City of Hartford Hit with Ransomware Attack, Causing School Delay - Cyber-attackers know that city and town officials have been gearing up for the start of school and the potential for remote learning,...more

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

Reveal on 9/1/2020

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

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 4, August 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/21/2020

Crosmun v. The Trustees of Fayetteville Technical Community College Provides Much Needed Guidance to NC Courts on How to Properly Craft eDiscovery Protocols - The Court of Appeals decision in Crosmun is important because...more

The Growing Number of Biometric Privacy Laws and the Post-COVID Consumer Class Action Risks for Businesses

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/9/2020

Biometric privacy continues to be a hot-button topic in the United States, and internationally, with states continuing to join the wave of strict consumer biometric data protection laws. In an effort to avoid costly class...more

Privacy Update: New Developments to Proposed CCPA Amendments

ArentFox Schiff on 5/18/2020

There have been developments in the following five proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). AB 2004 Regarding Medical Test Results Verification Credentials: Amendments on May 12 made significant...more

The California Data Privacy Implications of Using Facial Recognition in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/17/2020

On May 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would begin the process of allowing various businesses to reopen physical locations as part of a four-phase plan that seeks to gradually re-establish...more

Facial Recognition: A Clear View to Dystopia

Sunstein LLP on 5/13/2020

In the wake of an alarming exposé published by The New York Times in January, Clearview AI, Inc., a New York startup, faces a slew of lawsuits. Since the article’s publication, the Vermont Attorney General filed a complaint...more

Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Washington State

Morgan Lewis on 1/29/2020

Washington may be the next state to enact its own data privacy law after a bill was introduced into the Washington State Senate earlier this month. Known as the Washington Privacy Act, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Reuven Carlyle,...more

Washington State Legislature Takes Another Shot At a Consumer Data Privacy Law

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 1/23/2020

Following an unsuccessful attempt last year at passing a comprehensive data privacy bill, the Washington State Legislature is hoping the second time’s the charm. Senate Bill 6281, this session’s updated version of The...more

Washington State to Try Again for a Comprehensive Privacy Law

Hogan Lovells on 1/14/2020

Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020. Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the...more

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