The Bottom Line With states passing comprehensive consumer privacy laws left and right, Washington is the first state to pass an aggressive privacy law focusing on consumer health data.With consent requirements to process health data and a private right of action, the Act is not one to be Continue Reading
Colorado Privacy Act Draft Rules Issued
Update The Colorado Attorney General's Office released revised rules on December 21, 2022. Please refer to our alert covering the significant changes to the proposed rules. The Bottom Line The Colorado Attorney General’s Office has publicly committed to try to harmonize its consumer Continue Reading
Reuters Legal News | You Looking At Me? — Cameras, Devices and Biometric Data
Connecticut Becomes Fifth State To Pass Comprehensive State Privacy Law
The Bottom Line Connecticut is the fifth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law, but it certainly will not be the last.This new law adopts many themes from previous state laws, but as we are seeing, these laws all have unique aspects and are not identical to one another. As a result, Continue Reading
Getting Personal: Biometric Privacy Laws Are on the Rise
Don’t Smile at the Camera — New Biometric Data Laws
The Bottom Line The confluence of privacy, security, societal and other reasons have resulted in increased scrutiny over the use of biometric data through new proposed laws. In the absence of a consistent federal standard, businesses should assess their biometric data collection and use practices Continue Reading
Big Data and Big Questions
6th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law The use of biometric and location data has been on the rise for several years, but the expanded uses of this data must be reevaluated in light of the associated risks and evolving legal regimes. Although the use of biometric data is nothing new Continue Reading