Anna Bradley-Smith and JJ Ko reports: McDonald’s should have to face claims it violates Illinois data protection laws by collecting customers’ voiceprints without their consent at its drive-thrus, plaintiff Shannon Carpenter has argued in response to McDonald’s attempt to have his lawsuit dismissed. Carpenter, who filed his class action lawsuit in April and recently had it…
Category: Laws
Irish DPC Challenges EDPB Jurisdiction in Meta Investigation
Luke Irwin writes: Ireland’s DPC (Data Protection Commissioner) has issued multiple complaints to EU supervisors following a disagreement that was sparked by a years-long investigation into Meta. The probe into the social media giant, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been one of the most disputed cases of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) enforcement in its half-decade…
How Florida uses a little-known law to punish abortion clinics
Arek Sarkissian reports: Florida regulators over the last year punished more than a dozen abortion providers for violating a nearly decade-old law that requires pregnant patients wait 24 hours before getting the procedure. Florida legislators approved the law in 2015, but it remained in limbo after the American Civil Liberties Union challenged it. After a…
Iowa Passes Comprehensive Privacy Statute
Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, Alexandra Scott, and Jorge Ortiz of Covington & Burling write: On March 15th, the Iowa legislature passed S.F. 262 (the “ICDPA”), making it the sixth U.S. state to pass a comprehensive state privacy statute. The Iowa statute most closely resembles the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), though it also shares some similarities with…