Biometrics
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White Castle BIPA Decision: A Recipe for Enormous Damages
On February 17, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled in Cothron v. White Castle...
Ahmed Eissa, Hannah Schaller, Ben Thomassen
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FTC Raises Prospect of Future Consumer Data Regulations
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”)...
Hannah Schaller, Kandi Parsons
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Weight Watchers Ordered to Muscle Up on COPPA Compliance
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settled charges with WW International, Inc. (formerly known as Weight...
Hannah Schaller, Stacey Brandenburg, Anna Hsia
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BIPA Litigation in 2021: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Headed
Litigation under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has churned steadily since the beginning of...
Hannah Schaller, Kelsey Harclerode, Jeff Landis
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FTC Settlement Means An About Face for Photo App’s Deceptive Facial Recognition Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” ) recently settled claims against Everalbum, Inc. (“Everalbum”) alleging that the photo...
Charlotte Kress, Jon Frankel
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New Year, New Biometric Law Proposals
In early January, legislators in New York and South Carolina introduced biometric privacy bills that...
Hannah Schaller, Kelsey Harclerode, Bart Huff
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Illinois Court Upholds Unilateral Amendment to Shutterfly Arbitration Provision
In a recent opinion, an Illinois federal judge determined that a user’s biometric privacy claims must...
Marielena Reyes, Jeff Landis
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New Push for Washington’s Privacy Bill in 2020
Washington state may be leading the charge on privacy legislation in 2020. The state legislature...
Nur Laliji, Mason Weisz
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New Reporting Requirements Under Arkansas’ Data Breach Law
Arkansas has updated its breach notification law to expand the definition of “personal information” and to require...
Michelle Anderson, Marci Rozen, Armin Tadayon
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Courts Can’t Put Their Finger on How to Handle Compelled Unlocking of Devices with Biometrics
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly requesting that courts allow them to compel suspects to unlock...
Bart Huff, Devron Brown
