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Implications for Employers of Colorado’s New Biometrics Law

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On May 31, 2024, Colorado enacted H.B. 24-1130, an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) regarding the use of biometric information (the “Biometric Amendment”). The Biometric Amendment, effective July 1, 2025, requires...more

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Chairs of House and Senate Commerce Committees Announce Consumer Privacy Legislation

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Last month, two key members of Congress released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), comprehensive legislation that would change the landscape of consumer privacy law in the United States. If passed, APRA...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act – An Overview

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) became law on June 16, 2023. Texas becomes the 11th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa,...more

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Florida Digital Bill of Rights Signed Into Law

The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 6, 2023, making Florida the tenth state to enact a consumer data privacy law along with California, Virginia, Colorado,...more

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Mexican Supreme Court of Justice Invalidates Key Provision in Federal Tax Code That Authorized the Disclosure of PII by Federal...

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The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled to invalidate the last paragraph of Article 17-F of the Mexican Federal Tax Code, which allowed requests be made to the Mexican Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración...more

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Washington State Imposes Far-Reaching Privacy Obligations for Consumer Health Data

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The Washington My Health My Data Act (the MHMD Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023, creating new restrictions on the collection and disclosure of "consumer health data" by companies in Washington or that is related to...more

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The European Health Data Space - Panacea or Poison Pill?

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On 3 May 2022, the European Commission launched its proposal for a Regulation for the European Health Data Space to “unleash the full potential of health data”. However, questions arise as to whether this proposal is a...more

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Western States Continue To Shape US Privacy Landscape: Colorado CPA and California CPRA

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The Colorado attorney general’s office sent shockwaves throughout the privacy world on September 30, 2022, when it published its proposed Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) draft rules (Draft Rules). The Draft Rules are complex and...more

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Colorado Attorney General’s Office Issues Draft Colorado Privacy Act Regulations

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On September 30, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office (the AG’s Office) released draft regulations to the Colorado Privacy Act (the CPA). Before these proposed regulations take effect, however, there will be a lengthy...more

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Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...more

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Privacy Commissioners Issue Report on Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Tool

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The use of a facial recognition tool by Clearview AI, Inc. was the subject of an investigation by the privacy commissioners of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec and their federal counterpart. In their jointly published...more

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New York State to Consider Biometric Privacy Law, Again

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A bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers recently introduced privacy legislation that would impose new obligations on businesses related to biometric identifiers and biometric information. The Biometric Privacy Act...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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Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more

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2020 Wrap Up: New Tech, New Issues

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Over the past several years, technology has infiltrated more and more aspects of life—including the employment context. With new consumer and business products and platforms being introduced to the workplace on a daily basis,...more

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New Employer Guidance for Illinois Biometric Information Litigation

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• The number of class actions brought under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has increased substantially each year since its passage in 2008. • One of the main issues facing litigants is what constitutes...more

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Tagging Trouble: Forays into the Regulation of Biometric Data

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We leave breadcrumbs of biometric information scattered around our daily lives, which may be collected and used by private entities, often without our knowledge or consent. The sound of your voice when you call your bank’s...more

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Biometrics: Facebook Files Motion to Dismiss Privacy Suit over Facial Recognition Technology

As discussed in a previous post on facial recognition technology, a putative class action has been filed against Facebook over the collection of “faceprints” for its online photo tagging function, Tag Suggestions. (See e.g.,...more

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