Privacy Experts Express Concern as Google and Apple Support Development of Contact Tracing Apps to Help Combat the Current Health Crisis
Last week, Apple and Google released a new health API in a joint effort to aid efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.
What Companies Can Learn From TikTok’s Privacy Troubles with Tweens
Notwithstanding its negative effects on the world at large, COVID quarantine has been a boon to a growing group of entertainment-based apps and services.
Seventh Circuit Holds Violation of BIPA’s Informed Consent Regime Confers Article III Standing
On May 5, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a violation of the informed consent requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is sufficient to confer Article III standing.
Don’t De-Prioritize Privacy During This Pandemic
Companies coping with COVID-19 are likely overwhelmed by the very real and very significant business impacts of this global pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they should de-prioritize privacy.
SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split and Holds Trademark Plaintiffs Need Not Show Willfulness to Obtain Profits
On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch that a plaintiff suing for trademark infringement need not show the defendant willfully infringed the plaintiff’s mark to obtain a profits award.
What Companies Should Know About Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Throughout 2019 and continuing into 2020, courts have seen an increase in litigation relating to biometric data privacy, including in particular lawsuits asserting claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
CCPA Alert: Thousands of companies have missed this important CCPA deadline; Has yours?
You’ve probably heard of California’s new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, but you may not know that an important deadline in its implementation has already passed.