By now, most CPW readers are very familiar with the term “BIPA”—the acronym used for Illinois’s game-changing biometric privacy law, which has led to a barrage of class action litigation pursued against companies that use biometric data in their commercial operations. BIPA is not, however, the only biometric privacy law on the books that presents
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FCC Gathers and Releases Information on Wireless Carrier Data Privacy Practices
This week a federal judge in Illinois granted final approval to a $92 million settlement to resolve TikTok privacy multidistrict litigation. In Re: Tiktok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation (Case: 1:20-cv-04699). This case is notable for both its large class size and resolution of two dozen privacy litigations which had been previously filed against TikTok and
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Online Safety in Digital Markets Needs a Joined Up Approach with Competition Law in the UK
David J. Oberly will participate in the panel presentation Biometrics Are Back! (And So Are the Lawsuits) at the American Bar Association’s 16th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, the Section’s signature event of the year, from November 9-12, 2022, in Washington D.C.
Program Description
Technology and employees’ increasingly broad access to
This week a federal court declined to dismiss a putative class action filed by a trucker against a company that provides facial recognition software and sensors to commercial fleets and industrial operations. David Karling et al. v. Samsara Inc., No. 1:22-cv-00295 (N.D. Ill. 2022). The Plaintiff asserted claims against Defendant under the Illinois Biometric
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FTC Emphasizes Commitment to Protection of Highly Sensitive Data
Federal and State Actions to Protect Robocall Invasion of Consumer
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Earlier this month CPW’s Kristin Bryan and Kyle Fath presented a webinar on “AI and Biometrics Privacy: Trends and Developments” with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”), the largest global community of privacy professionals. A recording of that webinar is available to all IAPP members and available (for CPE credit) here.
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CPW’s Kristin Bryan and Glenn Brown recently jointed James Lee, Chief Operating Officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center (“ITRC”) and Eva Velasquez, Chief Executive Officer of the ITRC to discuss recent developments in privacy laws and privacy litigation. Their podcast, which addresses recently enacted privacy laws, litigation trends, and what may be on the