Facebook BIPA trial date set as harm to “property interest” ruled sufficient
Facebook faces a trial in the suit brought against it for allegedly violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) on…
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Australian Information Commissioners call for stronger governance for proposed biometrics programs
The Information Commissioner’s offices for both Victoria and Queensland have expressed concerns about potential scope creep and the need for…
Hospital network sued under BIPA
A former director of security and public safety at a hospital in the suburban Chicago area has filed a class…
DHS agencies responsible for biometric exit/entry data would be formalized by new legislation
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) would be codified pursuant to the Office of…
EU GDPR biometric compliance systems
This is a guest post by Paul Sheldon Foote and Sumantra Chakravarty, Professors of Accounting at California State University, Fullerton….
Judge denies Facebook motion to throw out class-action suit
The “concrete injury” standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving search engine company Spokeo in 2016…
Report warns retailers to consider consumer privacy laws when deploying facial recognition tools
Many vendors of biometrics-based solutions have not anticipated legal and compliance challenges posed by their products, or expressly deny responsibility…
Legislation proposes new national facial recognition services for Australia
Australia’s Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton has introduced legislation to create a national facial recognition system available…
Illinois BIPA lawsuits depend on what makes plaintiffs “aggrieved”
The results of dozens of biometric privacy suits filed in Illinois state court depend on the legal definition of the…
Pineapple Hospitality petitions to move biometrics privacy class action to federal court
Last week, Pineapple Hospitality Co. and Pineapple Restaurant Group LLC petitioned to move a putative class action that alleges the…
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