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On February 14, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought suit against Meta over the company’s collection and use of biometric data. The suit alleges that Meta collected and used Texans’ facial geometry data in violation of the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. …
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On October 1, 2021, Connecticut’s two new data security laws went into effect. The new laws modify Connecticut’s existing breach notification requirements and establish a safe harbor for businesses that create and maintain a written cybersecurity program.
Continue Reading UPDATE: New Connecticut Breach Notification Requirements and Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Are Now in Effect

On September 17, 2021, in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers Inc., Ill. App. Ct., 1st Dist., No. 1-20-563, the Illinois Appellate Court, in a case of first impression at the appellate level, addressed the statute of limitations under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, holding that a five-year period applies to BIPA claims that allege the failure to (1) provide notice of the collection of biometric data, (2) take care in storing or transmitting biometric data, or (3) develop a publicly-available retention and destruction schedule for biometric data.
Continue Reading Illinois Biometric Law Limitation Period Clarified by Illinois Court

On September 14, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission authorized new compulsory process resolutions in the eight key enforcement areas: (1) Acts or Practices Affecting United States Armed Forces Members and Veterans; (2) Acts of Practices Affecting Children; (3) Bias in Algorithms and Biometrics; (4) Deceptive and Manipulative Conduct on the Internet; (5) Repair Restrictions; (6) Abuse of Intellectual Property; (7) Common Directors and Officers and Common Ownership and (8) Monopolization Offenses. …
Continue Reading FTC Authorizes New Compulsory Process Resolutions in Eight Key Enforcement Areas