The Insurance Coverage Law Center has published "Biometric Data Regulations: Do Your Insurance Policies Cover This Emerging Risk?" in its Eye on the Experts column.

This Eye on the Experts article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit certification of a class action alleging Facebook's face-scanning practices violate Illinois' biometric privacy law, new laws regulating the use of biometric data, potential gaps in insurance coverage for biometric data law violations, and provides recommendations for companies that use or collect biometric data.

Victoria Spears

Victoria Spears

Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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