Demonstrating that online privacy for teens and children continues to be an area of bipartisan concern at the federal and state level, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the federal Kids...

In one of the first cases to invoke Texas’s biometric law, the state’s Attorney General sued Facebook’s parent company Meta and alleged that it unlawfully captured, disclosed, and retained the facial geometry of users and...

2021 was an active year for privacy legislation! The continued COVID-19 pandemic further increased the use of technology and our dependence on digital platforms, and privacy continued to be a relevant concern as legislators introduced...

Litigation under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has churned steadily since the beginning of this year. Below is an overview of emerging trends and significant decisions that may signal the direction of BIPA litigation...

A year into the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) has focused its attention on inadequate notices about consumer rights, compliance with “do not sell my personal information”...

Colorado has joined the growing number of U.S. states enacting consumer privacy legislation. On July 7, 2021, Colorado’s governor signed the Colorado Privacy Act (SB21-190) (CO CPA) into law. The new law will take effect...

Fast food chain operator White Castle, Inc. has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to address the question of when claims accrue under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The Seventh...

On July 1, 2021, amendments to Illinois’ Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) will go into effect. They place new obligations on Illinois public schools and operators of websites, apps, or online services designed and primarily used...

On Tuesday night, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the country’s second comprehensive state privacy bill. Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) will come into effect on January 1, 2023, on the same day...

In early January, legislators in New York and South Carolina introduced biometric privacy bills that would restrict private entities’ use of biometric information and, of particular note, provide consumers with a private right of action....