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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

a) Illinois The first biometric privacy law in the United States was BIPA, which became effective in 2008. There is a private right of action: violators are subject either to actual damages or damages of $1,000 per day per violation, whichever is greater.

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Best law books: the ultimate reading list for legal professionals

Simple Legal

You’ll finish this book feeling astounded by how discrimination seeps into state and federal laws. GUNFIGHT: THE BATTLE OVER THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS IN AMERICA by Adam Winkler Winkler ’s nuanced legal thriller about gun control in America is centered on 2008’s District of Columbia v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges cases.