Chris Burt reports: Concerns about the impact of facial recognition and other biometrics on the privacy of Chinese citizens may soon find their way into the country’s laws. A legal framework for privacy rights and protecting personal information is included in a provision being considered for inclusion in China’s draft civil code, according to state-owned…
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Mozilla, Twitter, Reddit join forces in effort to block browsing data from warrantless access
Asha Barbaschow reports: A group of seven internet companies are vowing to stand up for the privacy of its users this week when the United States House of Representatives considers the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020. Mozilla, Engine, Reddit, Reform Government Surveillance, Twitter, i2Coalition, and Patreon have asked four US legislators to explicitly prohibit the…
Swiss Game Developer Settles FTC Allegations Over COPPA Safe Harbor Claims
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 19, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached an agreement with Swiss digital game developer Miniclip, S.A. (“Miniclip”) to settle allegations that Miniclip misled consumers about its membership in a COPPA safe harbor program. In 2009, Miniclip joined the FTC-approved Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) COPPA safe harbor…
Seventh Circuit Issues Landmark Biometric Information Privacy Act Decision
Kari Rollins and David Poell of SheppardMullin write: The Seventh Circuit has recently ruled that plaintiffs have standing to enforce the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act’s informed consent requirements in federal court. As we have written before, , BIPA regulates the collection, use, and retention of a person’s biometric information, e.g., fingerprints, face scans, etc. For years, federal…