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Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)

The Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires organizations to acquire consent prior to collecting a person’s biometric data for commercial purposes.

 

Illinois’ biometric data privacy lawsuit merry-go-round keeps spinning

Cyrptocurrency platform Coinbase is facing allegations it failed to obtain written consent before capturing face biometrics from people applying for…

 

US biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview concludes after 5 years

The biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI has finally been officially settled. The lawsuit has been crawling along since…

 

Clearview facial recognition service, web-scraping preserved with court approval

A U.S. district court judge has granted final approval to the settlement of Clearview AI’s multi-district litigation over alleged biometric…

 

Missouri moves closer to a biometric privacy act

Three Missouri bills, House Bill 407, House Bill 500, and Senate Bill 554, have passed second readings as part of…

 

BIPA still ripe for civil actions on biometrics as legal status of amendment awaits clarity

Litigation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is in a strange legal limbo. Having been milked through a flurry…

 

Amazon can’t block BIPA voice biometrics case even though federal case failed

A federal judge in Delaware will not block a lawsuit filed in Illinois state court against Amazon Web Services (AWS),…

 

Clearview fights to give away 23% of facial recognition business

A U.S. district judge has heard arguments for and against approving the unusual settlement agreement struck in a biometric data…

 

Google can depose Texas in biometric data privacy lawsuit after partial appeals win

Google will be allowed to depose Texas as it defends itself in a lawsuit brought by the state, but not…

 

US courts training plaintiffs and defendants on repurposing biometric data

A potential class action alleging biometric data privacy violations has been filed against photo storage site Photobucket. The twist is…

 

Retail facial recognition for crime prevention finds support in Australia, UK

Retailers in Australia and the UK are keen to use facial recognition to cut down on shoplifting and violence in…

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