Alexandra Scott, Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, and Jayne Ponder of Covington & Burling write: Recently, the Colorado Attorney General’s office posted a revised draft of the regulations implementing the Colorado Privacy Act. The revisions made a number of changes, and we highlight a few key ones below. Specifying that the dark patterns provisions apply in certain circumstances…
‘Very serious privacy invasion’: ACLU analyst on Green Bay’s audio surveillance
Ben Krumholz reports: A senior official with the American Civil Liberties Union tells FOX 11 audio surveillance at Green Bay’s city hall is unlike anything he’s heard of before. “This is the first sort of city hall or political location that I’ve heard doing something like this,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst for the ACLU in…
Illinois High Court Allows Biometric Privacy Claims to Go Back Five Years
David Poell and Alyssa Sones of SheppardMullin write: A plaintiff has her fingerprints forever. But she doesn’t have forever to file a lawsuit for improper retention, deletion, collection, or use of her fingerprints. For years, Illinois courts have been perplexed on what statute of limitations applies to different claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy…
The State of the Union: Privacy
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: Here is a look at some of the data privacy issues President Joe Biden outlined in his 2023 State of the Union. Protect Kids Online Platforms and other interactive digital service providers should be required to prioritize the privacy and wellbeing of young people above profit and revenue in…