Privacy of Biometric Identifiers & Data

The bill amends the "Colorado Privacy Act" to add protections for an individual's biometric data by requiring a person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes for and means of processing biometric data (controller) to adopt a written policy that:

• Establishes a retention schedule for biometric identifiers;
• Includes a protocol for responding to a breach of security of biometric identifiers or biometric data; and
• Includes guidelines that require the permanent destruction of a biometric identifier by the earliest of certain dates.

The bill also:

• Prohibits a controller from collecting a biometric identifier unless the controller first satisfies certain disclosure and consent requirements;
• Specifies certain prohibited acts and requirements for controllers that collect and use process biometric identifiers and biometric data;
• Requires a controller to allow a consumer to access and update a biometric identifier;
• Restricts an employer's permissible reasons for obtaining an employee's consent for the collection of biometric identifiers; and
• Authorizes the attorney general to promulgate rules to implement the bill.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)