On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law.
The Illinois Supreme Court's recent ruling that a tanning salon's general liability insurer must defend it against a customer's Biometric Information Privacy Act lawsuit will embolden policyholders to seek coverage for BIPA claims, which could lead insurers to roll out higher premiums or more limitations on data privacy coverage.
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2021 has so far been a year of conflicting impulses in biometrics law: two proposed bills in New York and Maryland would impose substantial new requirements on private entities, but in Illinois a proposed amendment would reign in that state’s existing Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).BIPA is currently the only state statute that provides a
private right of action for individuals when a private entity improperly collects, stores, or discloses their biometrics. (Portland, Oregon recently enacted an ordinance prohibiting private entities from using facial recognition in places of public accommodation, and providing a private right of action for enforcement.) Since it was enacted in 2008 BIPA has become the touchstone of biometrics litigation, but its effects have largely been felt only by companies doing business in Illinois.
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