Hunton Andrews Kurth notes that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Facebook for alleged violations of the Texas Business and Commercial Code, which contains provisions governing the collection, retention and disclosure of biometric data. I must have missed that press release, so let’s see what this law firm says, as they suggest the investigation…
Month: July 2020
Data watchdog: ‘Serious doubts’ over whether social welfare inspectors acted lawfully at airports
Jack Horgan-Jones reports: The State’s data watchdog has said it has “serious doubts” about whether social welfare inspectors were acting lawfully when gathering information at airports in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). The Government’s controversial policing of the issue has become a millstone in the dying days of this Dáil term, and other…
EPIC to Congress: Create a U.S. Data Protection Agency
From the good folks at EPIC.org: In advance of a hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,” where the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google will testify, EPIC told a the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust that the U.S. needs a Data Protection Agency. EPIC told lawmakers…
Employees Hit Manufacturer With Ill. Finger Scan Privacy Suit
I don’t have a subscription to be able to read the whole story, but if you have access to Law360, they report an employment related lawsuit against Iko Midwest Inc. for allegedly requiring its 3000 employees to use fingerprint scanning to track work time without first obtaining their consent.