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Ankle Monitor Cost: Do You Have to Pay? (2026)
Criminal Law

Ankle Monitor Cost: Do You Have to Pay? (2026)

Ankle monitor fees run $5 to $35 per day and the wearer usually pays. See who pays, indigency protections, and a state-by-state breakdown of costs and fee bans.

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Data Privacy Laws

BIPA Compliance for Employers (2026): Step-by-Step

BIPA compliance for employers using fingerprint or face-scan timeclocks: the seven Section 15 steps, plus a free self-check tool. Avoid the most common violations.

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Data Privacy Laws

BIPA Damages: What a Violation Is Worth (2026)

BIPA damages explained: the $1,000 and $5,000 statutory amounts, why the 2024 amendment ended per-scan math, and what people actually receive in settlements.

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Vermont Enacts Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (S.71)
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Vermont Enacts Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (S.71)

Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed S.71, the Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, into law on June 16, 2026, eight days after vetoing it. The Act adds consumer data rights, a data-minimization duty, and a clinic-geofencing ban, effective January 1, 2028.

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