Double anonymity to bring age verification to porn and social media in France
“2023 will see the end of access to pornographic sites for our children,” said French Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at…
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Privacy still a good talking point for US federal govt but poor action item
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, the highest scold in the land, sounds tired of being ignored with in comes to…
Scottish opposition presses to expand biometrics commissioner oversight role
All forms of biometric data collection and processing – whether by public or private organizations – should come under the…
BIPA and the importance of conducting deal diligence into biometrics collection
By Henry Lebowitz and Jarrett Lewis, attorneys at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP The Illinois biometrics law in transactional due diligence…
EU US data flow agreement at risk as committee finds protections not equivalent
A committee of the European Parliament finds that the proposed Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for the flow of personal data…
Recall warnings about patchwork US data privacy laws? This is what it looks like
It has been a busy four years for U.S. biometric privacy legislation. In that time, at least 27 state legislatures…
Facial recognition in the way of law allowing Irish police forces to wear body-cams
A coalition composed of Green Party Parliamentarians (Teachta Dála or TD) and Senators in Ireland has agreed upon the need…
Plaintiff voluntarily drops HID Global from biometric data privacy suit
HID Global has been dropped from a biometric data privacy lawsuit in Illinois federal court, at least for now. The…
Takeaways from Illinois Supreme Court decision on BIPA’s applicable statute of limitations
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, litigants involved in Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
Mixed reactions as Australia’s NSW politicians eye facial recognition for gaming industry
Both Liberal and Labor party politicians in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW) say the deployment of facial…
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