New York MTA sued over alleged use of biometric surveillance tech in subway
New York privacy watchdog the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on…
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Biometric privacy lawsuits make “judicial hellholes” and Facebook Supreme Court hearing top concern
The Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) of Illinois continues to make waves, with several cases winding their way through the…
Kronos wins reduction of biometric data privacy suit scope amid shifting legal landscape
Biometrics vendors have notched another victory in the tsunami of lawsuits filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), as…
Biometrics vendors named in Illinois privacy lawsuits
Biometrics vendors serving customers in Illinois should be aware that suits targeting time-and-attendance system suppliers are the latest flavor of…
Juul and WeWork sued under BIPA for collecting customer biometrics
A pair of companies known for their modern approaches to old behaviors and recent controversy are among the defendants in…
Face biometrics privacy lawsuit goes ahead in China as police deploy emotion recognition for criminal ID
The popularity of facial recognition in China may be reaching a tipping point, as nascent privacy concerns have blossomed into…
What businesses need to know about the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act
This is a guest post by Ana Tagvoryan, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and David J. Oberly, attorneys at Blank Rome LLP….
Designing a defense: strategies for defending against an Illinois biometric class action
This is a guest post by Ana Tagvoryan, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal and David J. Oberly, attorneys at Blank Rome LLP….
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…
Facebook biometric privacy lawsuit to proceed as class action after denied appeal
Facebook has been denied a motion to prevent a suit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act from proceeding as…
