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Class Wants Clearview Blocked From Foreign Data Sharing
Law360 (May 18, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT) Illinois residents suing Clearview AI over alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act on Tuesday urged the judge overseeing their multidistrict litigation to immediately block the facial recognition company from distributing their personal data after learning that it set up offshore companies to provide its software to foreign countries.
The residents have already asked the court for a preliminary injunction barring Clearview from continuing to collect and profit from their information a move the company says will likely put it out of business and are now seeking a temporary restraining order. They say Clearview shouldn t be allowed to disseminate.
[co-authors: Taylor Daly, Senior Public Policy Specialist and Rebecca Kocsis, Legal Project Analyst]
Throughout the month of March, states continued to introduce new privacy laws of their own as Congress focused on enacting President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which President Biden signed into law on March 11.
The last month notably featured several key developments in California, as the state announced the establishment of the five-member inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), a new administrative agency created by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and charged with implementing and enforcing the state’s privacy laws. Further, the state has approved additional California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, which went into effect on March 15. As clients look to navigate the changing privacy landscape in California, Akin Gump has published a new report looking back at the fir
Illinois Residents Still Waiting For Facebook Class-Action Payday
I know I thought I would have already received a check.
Then again, it wasn t like I was sitting on pins and needles waiting for the money. The truth is, I like many of us, actually kind of forgot about the class action lawsuit against Facebook.
Yesterday it dawned on me, and I was like Hey! Where is my check, Facebook?
A quick Google search revealed we re going to be waiting a while longer, but it could be good for those of us that actually filed against the social media giant.
In case you forgot, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Illinois against Facebook alleging they broke the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Facial recognition technology (FRT) has become the new normal for many of us. We use it to unlock our phones or to sign into various apps. But unlocking our cell phones is just one of.
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