A Federal Court Just Changed the Rules on Illinois Biometric Privacy Claims Mason & Perry LLP | June 8, 2026 Every morning, millions of workers clock in using a fingerprint scanner or a facial recognition camera. Most of them never signed a form explaining what happened to that data, who stored it, how long […]
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The Canvas Data Breach, Student Privacy, and What Comes Next Mason & Perry LLP | June 1, 2026 On the morning of May 7, 2026, college students across the country logged into Canvas to access their finals-week study materials — and found a defaced login page instead. Within hours, it was clear this was
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The Surge of California Invasion of Privacy Act Class Actions Against Chatbots, Trackers, and Session-Replay Tools Mason & Perry LLP | May 18, 2026 The next time you type a question into a customer-service chatbot, share your symptoms with a healthcare website, or simply move your cursor across a retailer’s product page, ask yourself: who
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A Growing Wave of Class Actions Targets Automakers for Selling Drivers’ Data Without Consent Mason & Perry LLP | May 11, 2026 When you drove your new car off the lot, you probably did not realize you had just enrolled in one of the most invasive surveillance programs of your life. Connected vehicles — equipped
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A Growing Wave of Class Actions Targets AI Video Interview Platforms for Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent. If you have applied for a job in the past few years, there is a good chance an algorithm met you before any human did. AI-powered video interview platforms — designed to score candidates on their facial expressions,
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31 Million Comcast Customers Can Now Claim Part of a $117.5 Million Data Breach Settlement What the Hasson v. Comcast Settlement Means for You — and What to Do Before the August 14 Deadline Mason & Perry LLP | April 20, 2026 Few things feel as personal as the data your internet provider holds about
New Class Actions Target Fireflies.AI and Otter.ai for Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent Mason & Perry LLP | April 13, 2026 That helpful bot that silently joins your Zoom calls, transcribes every word, and sends you a tidy summary afterward? It may be doing far more than taking notes. A wave of class action lawsuits
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The Perplexity AI Class Action and What It Means for Privacy Mason & Perry LLP | April 8, 2026 You switched on “incognito mode” before asking your AI chatbot something sensitive. You figured that meant privacy. It turns out it may have meant nothing of the sort. That is the core allegation in a sweeping
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