Colorado Rolls Out Updated Privacy Rules Ahead of 2025 CPA Amendments
(JD Supra, Jan 08, 2025)
Effective July 1, 2025, Colorado’s privacy law (as amended by HB 24-1130) will require that businesses adopt a written policy relating to biometrics. Part of the required process will be having a retention schedule, handling data incidents that impact biometrics, and deletion requirements. With certain exceptions, businesses must make this written policy available to the public.
Top 6 Employer Takeaways from New EEOC Wearable Tech Guidance
(JD Supra, Jan 08, 2025)
Depending upon the nature of the device and the data collected, the use of a wearable device may trigger the application of biometric information privacy statutes. This includes Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), workplace surveillance statutes (such as those in Connecticut and New York), or location tracking legislation that limits the use of mobile tracking devices.
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes Mobile Driver’s License Bill
(WHTM Harrisburg, Jan 08, 2025)
Flynn’s bill would stipulate that a mobile driver’s license would not simply be a digital copy, but a secure version of the driver’s license or ID from PennDOT that is uploaded onto a single device and uses biometric face scanning to confirm the authenticity of the user to match the person attempting to use the license.
Italy Tightens Visa Rules: Biometric Fingerprints Now Mandatory for Long-Term Visas
(Times of India, Jan 08, 2025)
Starting January 11, 2025, applicants for long-term Schengen visas to Italy, including those for employment, study, family reunification, and other purposes, must visit their nearest Italian consulate to provide biometric data. This new requirement, which involves the collection of fingerprints, extends the fingerprinting rule already applied to short-term visa applicants.
Biometrics to Speed Up Services at Airports
(Bangkok Post, Jan 09, 2025)
Starting on Jan 15, the biometric identification systems will be able to support the use of ID cards that do not have an expiration date, which are issued for those who are 70 years old.
