On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law. The bill amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by limiting the number of claims that can be brought under the law’s private right of action and updating the law’s definition of “written release” to include “electronic signature.” In this Byte Back blog, David Stauss provides a summary of these two changes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKcxkgKw #BiometricPrivacy #PrivacyLaw
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With the list of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws growing, it's always a good time to review your communication compliance, informational security policies, producers, and workflow processes internally and with your critical service providers. Thanks for providing Kim Phan Asmussen.
It's official - New Hampshire is the latest state to enact a comprehensive privacy law!
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A major amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act severely limits damages by doing away with "per scan" damages. "Under the Amendment, the “aggrieved person” can only recover for one violation even if the unlawful collection or disclosure occurs more than once." Read more about this important amendment in this short blog post from my colleague at OlenderFeldman LLP #dataprivacy #corporatecounsel #entrepreneurs #businesslaw https://lnkd.in/e4e7FKu2
MAJOR BIPA AMENDMENT SEVERELY LIMITS DAMAGES
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The Government introduced the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) into Parliament on 12 September 2024. The Bill would enact the first phase of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) to implement several proposals agreed to by the Government in response to the review Privacy Act. The Bill covers some key measures including: - enhancing the privacy of individuals with respect to their personal information, including a broader range of enforcement options for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and new functions and capabilities, and requiring entities to increase transparency and certainty regarding the handling of personal information; - providing individuals with a cause of action in tort for serious invasions of privacy, giving individuals the ability to better protect themselves and seek compensation for a broad range of serious invasions of privacy; and - the introduction of a new offence regarding the release of personal data using a carriage service in a menacing or harassing manner, or commonly referred to as ‘doxxing’, being the intentional malicious release of an individual’s personal data online.
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
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Last week, S.B. 2979, a significant amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), was signed into law by the governor. The amendment is intended to rationalize how a violation of the law is calculated. My Covington & Burling LLP data privacy colleagues Lindsey Tonsager, Elizabeth Canter, and Priya Sundaresan Leeds provide the details in this post. #bipa #dataprivacy #biometrics
Illinois Enacts BIPA Amendment Limiting Violation Accrual | Inside Privacy
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Following the enactment of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Reform Bill, some questioned its application to then-pending BIPA cases. Now, at least two Illinois courts have found that it applies. https://lnkd.in/gux4bCF3 Those courts have found that the BIPA Reform Bill applies to pending BIPA cases and have consequently transferred or dismissed cases that no longer meet the minimum threshold damages for a particular court. John Ruskusky and Maggie Borse outline both decisions and provide key insights for organizations prioritizing compliance with BIPA’s requirements.
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A federal district court in Texas has issued a landmark decision postponing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The Court held that the CTA exceeds Congress’ power and is therefore likely unconstitutional. As a result, reporting companies are no longer required to comply with the CTA’s January 1, 2025, reporting deadline. As a reminder, the CTA imposed reporting requirements on many small businesses, requiring the “beneficial owners” of reporting companies to submit sensitive information to the federal government. In its ruling, the court highlighted that this reporting constituted an overreach into state-regulated corporate formations and raised concerns about potential violations of privacy and constitutional protections.
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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns arising from recent legal interpretations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA,” 740 ILCS 14/ et seq.), particularly following […] https://lnkd.in/dc6zqEHE www.Cyprus-CEO.com #CEO #business #management #marketing #tech #AI #legal #money
Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery
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Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns arising from recent legal interpretations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA,” 740 ILCS 14/ et seq.), particularly following […] https://lnkd.in/dc6zqEHE www.Cyprus-CEO.com #CEO #business #management #marketing #tech #AI #legal #money
Governor Pritzker Signs Amendment Limiting Damages To A Single Recovery
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The Attorney General today introduced amendments to the Privacy Act to Parliament which will affect all businesses that handle customers' personal information. These reforms implement 23 of the 89 recommendations for legislative change put forward by the February 2023 Privacy Act Review report. A further two have been agreed by the Government but not implemented and another 56 agreed in principle so stay tuned for what happens to those. Most importantly the Bill proposes to create a new cause of action allowing individuals who suffer a serious breach of privacy to take the organisation responsible to court, and creates new criminal offences to fight 'doxxing'. The powers of the Privacy Commissioner are also significantly strengthened. Its also time to review your privacy policy. Information about automated decisions made using personal information that significantly affects the rights or interests of an individual needs to be disclosed. And that's not all. We will have more to say on these significant changes to the privacy landscape. Get in touch if you would like to know more. https://lnkd.in/gtBS7_wS
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
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Enforceable regulations and active rulemaking kickoff 2024 for the California Privacy Protection Agency in charge of enforcing CCPA. Catch up on what has been happening in this article!
California privacy regulators have been active in early 2024. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations are now in effect, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has been authorized to begin immediate enforcement. Looking ahead, the CPPA has continued exercising its rulemaking authority, issuing proposed draft regulations and its first advisory opinion on data minimization in April 2024. In Law360, Alexis Martinez, Kyle Miller, Peter Stockburger, Jessica (Argenti) Bartolacci, and Matthew Clark take a closer look at what CCPA in Q1-2024 signals for retailers. Read on: https://lnkd.in/eHH_54xN
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