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Data Privacy Guide - USA - Illinois

Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Highlights from this week’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more

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Society Insurance Stuck Defending Insured In Biometric Privacy Class Action

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Notwithstanding the deluge of data breach and internet eavesdropping privacy cases, companies also continue to face an onslaught of biometric privacy actions under statutes like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

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Q2 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more

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Florida Passes “Digital Bill of Rights”

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On June 6, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 2262, legislation intended to create a “Digital Bill of Rights” for Floridians. While Florida’s new law provides similar privacy rights to consumers as other states’...more

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U.S. Biometric Laws & Pending Legislation Tracker - June 2023

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The enactment of biometric privacy laws is a growing trend across the country. Existing legislation has led to a boon of class action litigation against employers, consumer-facing businesses, and technology companies for...more

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Tennessee Information Protection Act Is Signed Into Law

The Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) passed unanimously through both houses of the Tennessee legislature and was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 11, 2023. Tennessee joins seven states in enacting a comprehensive...more

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New My Health, My Data Act Part 1: Washington State Joins the Biometric Litigation Fray

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act), on April 27, 2023. The Act goes into full effect for “regulated entities” on March 31, 2024 (and later for...more

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Washington State’s My Health, My Data Act Sent to Governor

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Since the privacy and security regulations were issued under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), critics pointed to the limitations on the reach of those rules. A critical limitation...more

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More Privacy, Please - April 2023

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Editor’s Note: Iowa became the sixth state in the nation to enact a comprehensive privacy law, and California’s latest privacy regulations came into effect. At the federal level, Congress experienced a leak of sensitive...more

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s U.S. Privacy Law Guide: Introduction to State Regulations

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While there is no comprehensive, federal United States law governing privacy, there are several major state laws that are currently in place. To help our clients assess their compliance posture, we have published a quick,...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - February 2023

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The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the total number of states that...more

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Nothing Is Really Private, Until It Is Required to Be: Mississippi Legislature Proposes “Biometric Identifiers Privacy Act” to...

Over the past few decades, technology has taken a fascinating turn. One can use a retinal scan to expedite the airport security process. Need to clock in for work? This can be done with the scan of a finger. We even have the...more

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Husch Blackwell Submits Comments on Colorado Privacy Act Pre-Rulemaking

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Keypoint: The comments focus on identifying areas in which the Attorney General’s Office may provide additional clarity to consumers and businesses and to ensure, where appropriate, the interoperability of the Colorado...more

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