Joseph Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: Dubbed the “Biometric Privacy Act,” New York Assembly Bill 27 (“BPA”) is virtually identical to the Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois, 740 ILCS 14 et seq. (BIPA). Enacted in 2008, BIPA only recently triggered thousands of class actions in Illinois. If the BPA is enacted in New York, it likely will not take…
Category: U.S.
Two school bus drivers suspended for attending Capitol rally sue county superintendent (UPDATED)
Chris Dickerson reports: MARTINSBURG – Two Jefferson County school bus drivers have sued the county school superintendent after they were suspended for attending the rally last week that led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald filed their lawsuit January 11 in U.S. District Court against Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson….
EPIC urges DHS to Suspend New Counterintelligence Records System
From EPIC.org: EPIC submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security in response to a system of records notice and proposed exemptions from Privacy Act requirements for a new counterintelligence records system. DHS’s proposed records system would permit nearly limitless collection of sensitive personal information and unchecked disclosure of that information to state, local and international agencies, and to private companies….
DHS’s Facial/Iris Recognition Can ID Airline Passengers Wearing Masks
Joe Cadillic writes: It is official, unless airline passengers are willing to wear motorcycle helmets or Daft Punk style masks, the Feds can use facial and Iris recognition to identify nearly everyone. According to an S & T press release, a pilot program run by DHS proves they can use facial/Iris recognition to identify airline passengers. “The…