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The Author of CCPA is Ready for Another Fight

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) just took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, but a movement to amend and strengthen the act is already underway. The California Privacy Rights Act or CPRA seeks to expand CCPA’s current provisions. Led by…

Proceed With Caution When Collecting Biometric Data

January 28, 2020
Editorial Team
Privacy, State Laws

On December 30, 2019, Illinois-based staffing firm, LCV Staffing, was hit with a lawsuit following the collection of fingerprints. The suit involves two of the firm’s former employees, Johnnie Taylor and John Shields, who claim that the company collected and stored employees’ fingerprints without notifying them that their information would be retained – a violation…

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Washington State Proposes New Data Privacy Legislation

After negotiations collapsed in 2019, Washington State has resumed work on proposed data privacy legislation. If approved, the updated version of the Washington Privacy Act (WPA), Senate Bill 6281, will go into effect on July 31, 2021: Stakeholders from Microsoft,…