Keypoint: The amendment limits claims and updates the definition of written release.
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law. The bill amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to limit the number of claims that can be brought under the law’s private right of action and updates the law’s definition of “written release” to include “electronic signature.” The below article provides a summary of the two changes.
Keypoint: The Texas Attorney General reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over its alleged violations of Texas’ biometric privacy law.
On July 30, 2024, the Texas Attorney General announced that it has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over its alleged violations of Texas’ “Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier” Act (CUBI). The Attorney General’s press release represents that the settlement, which arises out of a 2022 complaint, is the first under CUBI. It also represents that the settlement “is the largest privacy settlement an Attorney General has ever obtained.”
In the below article, we provide a brief overview of CUBI and the underlying allegations in the complaint.
Keypoint: Colorado employers and controllers that collect and process biometric data and identifiers will need to comply with disclosure, consent, and retention requirements beginning on July 1, 2025.
In late April, the Colorado legislature passed HB 1130, which amends the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) to add protections for an individual’s biometric data and identifiers. Subject to the procedural formalities in the legislature, the bill will move to Colorado Governor Jared Polis for consideration. Assuming the bill becomes law, it will go into effect on July 1, 2025, and create several new obligations for entities that collect biometric data and identifiers. In addition, the bill’s requirements will apply to more entities than are currently covered by the CPA and will apply to employee data.
In the below article, we first provide a brief overview of the CPA’s existing treatment of biometric data. We then discuss the new obligations created by HB 1130.