Amy Gordon, Leslie Shanklin, and Jeff Warshafsky of Proskauer write: In recent years, the “live chat” feature often used on consumer-facing websites has become the subject of lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). In particular, there have been a surge of putative class actions challenging the use of this feature under…
Category: Surveillance
Illinois Legislature Passes BIPA Amendment Limiting Violation Accrual
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, and Priya Leeds of Covington and Burling write: Yesterday, both houses of Illinois’ legislature passed S.B. 2979, a significant amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The bill states that an entity that, in more than one instance, obtains the same biometric identifier or biometric information from the same…
Here’s How the CIA Plans To Use Your Ad Tracking Data
Matthew Petti reports: For years, the U.S. government has bought information on private citizens from commercial data brokers. Now, for the first time ever, American spymasters are admitting that this data is sensitive—but they’re leaving it up to the spy agencies on how to use it. Last week, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines released a…
Add Bluetooth to the Long List of Border Surveillance Technologies
Matthew Guariglia, Cooper Quintin, and Dave Maass write: A new report from news outlet NOTUS shows that at least two Texas counties along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased a product that would allow law enforcement to track devices that emit Bluetooth signals, including cell phones, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, and car entertainment systems. This incredibly personal…