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BIPA Amendment Enacted

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On August 5, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB 2979, significantly amending the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This update represents a considerable decrease in the potential for...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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Progressive Senators Introduce Biometric Privacy Proposal

On Tuesday, August 4, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the introduction of the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data...more

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Biometric Privacy Update – Actual Harm Not Required

Since the passage of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008, it has been used by plaintiffs’ attorneys to sue companies that use biometric identification technologies. Many BIPA cases have failed...more

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