Veriff settles BIPA claim for $4M; defendants reaching for victory strategies
Defendants in U.S. biometric privacy lawsuits will not like the analogy because of its implied inevitability, but the legal production…
BIPA - biometrics topics
The Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires organizations to acquire consent prior to collecting a person’s biometric data for commercial purposes.
Analyzing the impact of the BIPA claim accrual decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court definitively resolved…
US computer & comms group has problems with state’s biometric privacy bills
A U.S. electronics industry association is pushing hard against state legislation that would allow consumers to sue a business for…
Biometric data privacy lawsuits approach the absurd with Illinois ruling, Texas claims
White Castle could be forced to pay out $17 billion in damages to a plaintiff for biometric data privacy infringements…
BIPA and the importance of conducting deal diligence into biometrics collection
By Henry Lebowitz and Jarrett Lewis, attorneys at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP The Illinois biometrics law in transactional due diligence…
Another big win for BIPA plaintiffs: Each biometric scan is actionable
Every biometric scan performed in Illinois by a private entity counts as a separate illegal act if it does not…
Judge keeps biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio alive ‘for now’
A U.S. district court judge has declined to dismiss a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio, but acknowledged that the…
Lessons learned from recent BIPA third-party vendor decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On the heels of the Illinois Supreme Court’s opinion in…
Plaintiff voluntarily drops HID Global from biometric data privacy suit
HID Global has been dropped from a biometric data privacy lawsuit in Illinois federal court, at least for now. The…
Takeaways from Illinois Supreme Court decision on BIPA’s applicable statute of limitations
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, litigants involved in Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
