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…
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Playing ‘Price is Right’-style game, GR doctors post operating room photos online
Susan Samples reports: Spectrum Health says it has launched an investigation after a group of doctors posted to Instagram photos taken in the operating room that show an organ from one patient and fibroid tissue from another. One picture showed a doctor posing with a length of fibrous tissue in his hand. It appeared the…
Coalition Letter to Secretary Mayorkas on Proposed Expansion of Face Recognition at Airports
Coalition Letter to Secretary Mayorkas on Proposed Expansion of Face Recognition at Airports Re: 85 Fed. Reg. 74162, Collection of Biometric Data from Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure from the United States Thanks to Joe Cadillic for submitting this.
Resources for Schools and Parents of K-12 Students
Some free resources by Professor Daniel J. Solove: Developing A Privacy Program: A Guide for Schools In this guide, I discuss the issues that school officials need to address in order to effectively protect the privacy of students at their institutions. K-12 Privacy And Security Curriculum With iKeepSafe, I developed a K-12 school curriculum for privacy and…