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Data Privacy Biometric Information Privacy Act Settlement

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Employer Alert: Texas Reaches $1.4B Settlement Over Allegations of Violation of Biometric Information Privacy Law

The landmark $1.4 billion settlement reached by the state of Texas and a social media company to settle allegations that the company’s platform unlawfully scanned the faces of millions of users in Texas serves as a warning to...more

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Historic $1.4 Billion Data Privacy Settlement between Meta and Texas

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The State of Texas and Meta Platforms Inc. (“Meta”) have agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement, to be paid out over five years, to resolve claims relating to Meta’s alleged use of facial recognition technology without user...more

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February Privacy Report: FTC Expands Its Use of “Unfairness” Authority in GoodRx Matter

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GoodRx Faces Million Dollar Proposed Penalty from FTC in First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule - Settlement reveals views on application of unfairness authority to sharing of sensitive...more

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First BIPA Trial Results in $228M Judgment for Plaintiffs

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Businesses defending class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) have struggled to defeat claims in recent years, as courts have rejected a succession of defenses. We have been following this...more

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Biometric Class Action: Settlements

Biometric class actions have proliferated in recent years — and with more states eyeing comprehensive data privacy legislation, companies that use biometric data should plan for the surge to grow. With rare exceptions, these...more

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Kronos Biometric Information Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved for $15.3M

Kronos, Inc., has agreed to (and a federal judge has preliminarily approved) a $15.3 million settlement to resolve claims that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting biometric...more

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Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

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FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update: Privacy and Data Protection

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Second Circuit Denies Settlement of Data Breach Case Due to Lack of Standing - As we previously reported, in April 2021, the Second Circuit became the latest federal circuit to hold that an individual may establish Article...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

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Plaintiffs Push For Preliminary Approval Of $550 Million Settlement In Facebook Privacy Class Action

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs’ lawyers reached a landmark $550 million settlement in January 2020 in a lawsuit against Facebook by consumers in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Article III Standing Issues Raised in Biometric Privacy Class Action Against Facebook,...

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On January 21, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Facebook’s petition for a writ of certiorari to consider whether consumers alleged a sufficiently concrete injury-in-fact in a biometric privacy lawsuit. A group of...more

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Facebook Agrees To $550 Million Settlement In BIPA Class Action

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In the face of billions of dollars of potential liability at trial, social media giant, Facebook, opted for the finality of a class-wide settlement—to the tune of $550 million—reached with Illinois users complaining of...more

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Illinois Biometric Privacy Suit over Collection of Fingerprints Settled

Earlier this month, an Illinois state court approved a $1.5 million settlement in a class action against L.A. Tan Enterprises, Inc., operator (directly and through franchisees) of L.A. Tan tanning salons. The settlement...more

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