The Seventh Circuit has declined to revisit its ruling affirming that a putative class action brought under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act in Thornley v. Clearview AI
Whether it is the pending Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or a similar framework, there are several features that should be considered when examining the effects of privacy laws on an organization.
Virginia may be the first state to follow California’s lead on consumer privacy legislation, but it certainly will not be the last. The International Association of Privacy.
Biometric data is seen as a preferred means of identification by many businesses. Unlocking a smartphone using facial recognition and other biometric identifiers, for example, gives.
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Yesterday, the Governor of Florida threw his support behind a newly introduced consumer data privacy bill (
HB 969) which is very similar to the
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Governor’s support is a significant development given that he and both chambers of the Florida Legislature are Republican and, to date, there has not been any aligned support for a privacy law since the
Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA), Florida’s data breach notification law. Nevertheless, as with the CCPA, the bill proposes a boondoggle for the plaintiffs’ bar in the form of a private right of action for data breaches and statutory damages, which could present a significant obstacle to passage in the bill’s current form, particularly for a fairly business-friendly Florida Legislature.