More states are passing or enacting state privacy laws that are called “comprehensive,” but are they really? TENNESSEE Jason C. Gavejian & Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: On May 11, 2023, Tennessee’s Governor signed Senate Bill 0073, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, making the state the eighth state to pass consumer privacy legislation. Tennessee joins…
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Privacy Law Is Devouring Internet Law (and Other Doctrines)…To Everyone’s Detriment
Eric Goldman writes: What does “privacy” mean? It’s a simple question that lacks a single answer, even from privacy experts. Without a universally shared definition of privacy, scholars have instead attempted to “define” privacy by taxonomizing problems that they think should fit under the privacy umbrella. However, this taxonomical approach to defining “privacy” has no…
ID Verifier Onfido to Pay $28.5 Million Over Biometric Claims
Christopher Brown reports: Onfido Inc. got preliminary court approval for a $28.5 million deal to settle a proposed federal class action alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act through the identity verification services it provided to website and app customers. Fredy Sosa and Rohith Amruthur alleged that Onfido collected and stored their biometric…
Nationwide push to require social media age verification raises questions about privacy, industry standards
Tonya Riley reports: Lawmakers in Washington and in statehouses around the country are seeking to compel tech companies to prove the age of their users, part of a growing national effort to better protect young children from the harms of the internet. But requiring age-verifying technology to keep teenagers away from potentially harmful content online…