Tagged as: Biometric Data Privacy

“Data Knows No Borders”: Virginia’s Privacy Law Won’t Give Businesses Relief From The CCPA, But Consumers Nationwide Get Additional Privacy Rights

On March 2, 2021, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The VCDPA will become effective January 1, 2023. The VCDPA shares its roots with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) and the recently approved California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), and will regulate how businesses (the VCDPA refers to businesses as “controllers”) collect and share…

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Recent Decisions In Illinois Limit BIPA’s Reach, But California Begs To Differ

The recent flurry of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) activity in California and elsewhere has called into question the effectiveness of an increasingly common defense to BIPA litigation in Illinois: that federal courts in Illinois do not have personal jurisdiction over companies headquartered and incorporated in other states, and conducting…

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New York Proposes Consent For Collection Of Biometric Data, Backed By Private Right Of Action

New York State Legislature Proposes Biometric Privacy Act On January 6, 2021, the New York state legislature proposed the Biometric Privacy Act (AB 27) to regulate the collection of biometric information by companies doing business in the state. The bill is currently in committee, and if enacted, New York would…

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