Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Hyatt Corp. was hit with a class action suit this week for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing employees’ fingerprints. This is the latest in a string of suits over the same complaint—employers using employees’ fingerprints for time clock systems without their written consent.
The named plaintiff alleges…
HEI Hotels & Resorts (HEI), which include Hyatt, Sheraton, Marriott and Westin Hotels have notified individuals who purchased food and beverages at 20 locations in 10 states and the District of Columbia that their credit card information may have been compromised due to a malware intrusion.
The intrusion occurred between early 2015 and June 2016,…
