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This blog article (including a detailed infographic, explainer video and key case summaries) seeks to explain the rationale behind BIPA, provide practical compliance tips and warn about the increasingly high stakes involved in the collection, use and retention of Biometric Data (especially in Illinois). In the architecture of modern cybersecurity, a password is a temporary credential; a fingerprint is a permanent vulnerability. This distinction forms the bedrock of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Unlike a Social Security number or a credit card token—which can be canceled and reissued—biometric identifiers like face scans and iris patterns are “immutable facets…
Continue Reading The Illinois BIPA Tsunami ➲ Navigating the High Stakes of Biometric Data Risks

This blog article aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the categories of fraud (including noteworthy examples) that have formed the basis for False Claims Act “Qui Tam” private claims. It also highlights overall trends and analysis, whistleblower evolution, future outlook, pattern analysis and fraud categories to watch.
Continue Reading False Claims Act [USA] Fraud Analysis 2025 ➲ Comprehensive Guide

This blog article is a timely warning to all US Federal Government Contractors who have not met cybersecurity requirements under US Federal Government contracts since 2017. It also addresses some US State Government Contractors and any merger or acquisition parties that have purchased a US Government Contractor with existing or historical cyber gaps or breaches that have not been identified, or if identified, no safe harbor protections have been invoked.
Continue Reading How the False Claims Act [USA] transforms CyberSecurity Non-Compliance Risks into ➲ Fraud against the US Gov

This article outlines how I passed the July 2025 UBE with a score high enough for admittance in any UBE jurisdiction. After passing the CA Bar exam in 2022, in late 2024 I ended up in the mid-west! Fortunately, given my decade+ experience as an attorney in Australia, I was able to become eligible to sit the Illinois Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 715. You might think that passing the UBE would be easy enough (after passing the CA Bar). However, speaking from experience I can advise that it isn’t that simple. In important ways (content…
Continue Reading How I passed the July 2025 Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) in Chicago, IL ➲ Study Strategy

This blog article aims to showcase the [Global] release of our Rental Car Insurance Advice ➲ Interactive Coverage Wizard. It is designed to help you make more informed decisions about rental car insurance coverage across 55+ Countries in less than 2 minutes. Whilst it is best to consult the Coverage Wizard ahead of time, it can also help “in the “spur of the moment” at the rental car pickup desk, when you are offered expensive insurance options such as a Loss or Damage Waiver – LDW (that may not be required in your situation as you may already have adequate…
Continue Reading Rental Car Insurance Advice ➲ Coverage Wizard [Global] Mobile Friendly!

This blog article helps you understand whether your business is legally required to design an identity theft prevention program for the US to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Identity Theft Rules (a.k.a. FTC Red Flag Rules).
Continue Reading FTC Red Flags Rule ➲ Does your business need to design an identity theft prevention program for the US?