Thermo Fisher will no longer sell DNA kits in Tibet
American biotech company Thermo Fisher will no longer sell its DNA identification kits and equipment in Tibet in response to…
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DNA collection from Chinese minority groups for biometrics research raises alarms
Information has emerged that the collection of DNA samples from over 200 Uyghurs and Kazakh people – each groups of…
Appellate court says insurers in BIPA case not liable; 2 more insurers file lawsuits
Court battles between defendants and their insurers in U.S. biometric data privacy cases are not common and don’t get the…
BIPA defendant ordered to produce per-scan damages data
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney In February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its decision…
Delete non-convicts records from police biometric database: Ontario rights watchdog
Among more than 100 recommendations to address allegations of anti-Black racism within the Toronto Police service (TPS), the Ontario Human…
Advocates push privacy framework for extended-reality industry
Biometrics-heavy augmented-reality could be nearing a Wild West period, when development outpaces regulations or even commonsense safety policies. But it…
Illinois Supreme Court holds BIPA health care exemption applies to employees
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an…
Pair of personal-health data breaches reported – one involves biometric identifiers
Lawyers defending U.S. companies sued for breaking biometric privacy laws sometimes make comparisons between the large fines businesses face and…
Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, arbitration has offered businesses a lower-cost alternative to…
HIPAA trumps biometric privacy law in drug cabinet lawsuit
A rare Biometric Information Privacy Act win for the defense has been recorded in the U.S. state of Illinois. Health…
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