Biometrics regulations are coming, firm warns as BIPA lawsuits pile up
Companies using biometrics should create policies and procedures for security, notice and consent, even if the law does not currently…
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Biometric privacy suit defendant argues BIPA exemptions make law unconstitutional
Midwest grocery chain Jewel-Osco has filed a motion in Cook County Circuit Court arguing that Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act…
More suits allege illegal biometrics collection under BIPA as states consider action
A series of new lawsuits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the clarification of the…
Biometric case defendant argues “grossly excessive” BIPA damages violate Constitution
Illinois company World Wide Technologies (WWT) is arguing that a potential class action law suit against it under the state’s…
Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out
Airlines are exempt from Illinois state law requiring explicit informed consent from employees to use their biometrics for time and…
Appellate court rules biometrics collection alone establishes harm as Washington considers following BIPA
The Illinois State Supreme Court’s ruling that harm is established under the regulation by procedural violations in the use of…
Law firms establish biometric privacy practice groups to focus on BIPA claims
Hahn Loeser & Parks announced this week that it has established a Biometric Privacy Practice Group to focus on claims…
U.S. legislators introduce bipartisan IoT security standards bill
Lawmakers have introduced legislation in a bipartisan effort to establish national standards in the U.S. for the cybersecurity of internet-of-things…
Florida considers biometric data privacy law with private action rights like BIPA
A pair of Florida lawmakers are proposing legislation to require private companies using consumers’ biometric data to obtain informed consent…
Law firm adds more biometric privacy litigators to address uptick in Illinois BIPA lawsuits
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, a U.S. law firm with twelve offices in the United States and London, this week announced…
