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Articles by Vita Zeltser
New York City’s Biometrics Law Has Teeth
Since 2021, the administrative code of the City of New York requires commercial establishments in New York City to post conspicuous signs by their entrances if these businesses are collecting customers’ biometric information -- NYC Admin Code §§ 22-1201-1205. If no signs are posted, following a 30-day notice to cure from would-be plaintiffs, the businesses could face private lawsuits with steep statutory damages.
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies BIPA Violation Accruals, Opening the Door for “Annihilative” Damages | JD Supra
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a company violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) each time the company scans a person’s biometric information (e.g., fingerprints) without consent—not just upon the initial collection. Calculating the number of violations that occurred determines the size of a plaintiff’s potential recovery because BIPA authorizes per-violation damages of $1,000 for negligent violations and $5,000 for intentional or reckless violations.
Anti-Wiretap Class Actions Against Website Operators Surge, but Proper Consent Can Reduce Risk
Attorneys Barry Benjamin, Vita Zeltser, John Brigagliano, and Zain Haq discuss how anti-wiretap class actions against website operators surge, but how proper consent can reduce the risk. If you would like to learn how Lexology can drive your content marketing strategy forward, please email .
For Your 2023 Worry List: Anti-Wiretap Class Actions Against Website Operators Surge, But Proper Consent Can Reduce Risk
Website session replay technology continues to fuel class action litigation alleging violations of anti-wiretap laws in all-party consent states. In 2021, we issued an alert highlighting that session replay lawsuits were beginning to gain traction.
Countdown to 2023: Privacy Compliance Checklist for The End of The Year
In January of 2022, we recommended adding “updating privacy contracts” to your list of New Year’s resolutions. With 2023 around the corner and a number of new privacy laws and regulations going into effect, we have another list for you. This time, we’ll call them “Pre - New Year’s Resolutions” because you’ll want to have some of these to-dos done (or at least started) before January 1st.
CCPA Financial Penalties: Four Takeaways from the California AG’s $1.2 Million Enforcement Action that Should Inform Your Compliance Strategy | JD Supra
We warned you last summer that California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement was heating up! The California Attorney General (“CAG”) announced a settlement with cosmetics retailer, Sephora. That, among other penalties, requires Sephora to pay a $1.2 million fine.
Never is Now. We Must Do Everything to Help Ukraine.
I was born in Ukraine, immigrated with my family to Atlanta as a child in the late 1980s and have been a proud citizen of the U.S. for decades, as well as a practicing attorney for nearly 20 years.
5 Key Takeaways - RCG Webinar Series: Biometric Privacy Law in the U.S.: Compliance Strategies and Litigation Trends | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
5 Key Takeaways: RCG Webinar Series: Biometric Privacy Law in the US: Compliance Strategies and Litigation Trends | Lexology
On January 21, 2020, Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys Vita Zeltser and John Brigagliano presented a webinar on U.S. biometric data privacy, as a part of Kilpatrick’s regular Retail and Consumer Goods webinar series. The presenters offered strategies for in-house counsel to identify and mitigate legal risk associated with deploying technologies that collect or store biometrics. The takeaways from the panel discussion include:
[Webinar] Biometric Privacy Law in the US: Compliance Strategies and Litigation Trends - January 21st, 1:00 pm ET | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
5 KEY TAKEAWAYS - Biometrics: Identifying and Mitigating Legal Risks | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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