Dave Maass and Hayley Tsukayama of EFF write: One year ago, the California State Auditor released a damning report on the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by local law enforcement agencies that confirmed concerns EFF has raised for years. Police are using these camera systems to collect enormous amounts of sensitive data on Californians’ travel patterns. Yet…
Category: Laws
ePrivacy update: Comparison of the three EU drafts
Dan Whitehead and Nick Westbrook of Hogan Lovells write: On 10 February 2021, the Council of the European Union (Council) agreed its negotiating mandate for the proposed Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePR), which will replace the current ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (ePD). The European Parliament (EP) adopted its negotiating mandate in October 2017, based…
Beware BIPA Bifurcation: Plaintiffs’ New Gambit to Split BIPA Claims Between State and Federal Courts
David Poell, Kari Rollins, and Liisa Thomas of SheppardMullin write: The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has spawned hundreds of class action lawsuits and a raft of unresolved issues. A core issue from a litigation perspective—as well as for companies bracing for potential lawsuits—is one of “standing,” and in particular, what BIPA claims can…
Members of the California Privacy Protection Agency Announced; other changes in CCPA approved
Alexandra Scott, Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, and Jake Levine of Covington & Burling write: The five members of the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) were announced today. The members – who were appointed by Governor Newsom, Attorney General Becerra, Senate President pro Tempore Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Rendon – will lead the new agency, which will have…