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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.

 

ID.me finds itself accused of biometric data privacy violation

The state of Illinois’ biometric privacy law this week spawned another proposed class action. The plaintiff, a former health care…

 

Judge to Amazon’s Ring: Not so fast. Your patent application needs a look-see

It is too early to strike the allegations in court that Ring doorbells record anyone in visual or hearing range…

 

Plaintiffs in Amazon voice biometric data privacy suit push back on dismissal motion

Plaintiffs attempting to sue Amazon over the alleged use of voice biometrics by its virtual assistant Alexa are pushing back…

 

Compliance tips in advance of Cothron Illinois Supreme Court BIPA claim accrual ruling

By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Illinois Supreme Court’s much-anticipated opinion in Cothron v. White Castle…

 

Angry TikTok biometric data privacy suit has an angry afterlife

When a U.S. district judge presiding over the biometric data privacy class-action against TikTok allowed 851 class members to flee…

 

Biometric data privacy lawsuits against Amazon, Clearview survive dismissal appeals

Neither Amazon nor Clearview AI made progress this week fending off biometric privacy lawsuits filed in the United States. Clearview…

 

2022 could still be a big year for BIPA cases. Watch these four

If no more Illinois biometric lawsuits were filed before 2023 – and that would be a poor bet – this…

 

Parties seek clarity in biometric data privacy lawsuits’ scope

A series of court cases over alleged violations of biometric data privacy are gradually increasing clarity on the scope of…

 

Lovelace Institute calls for stiff regulation covering biometric data in US

UK-based tech research and advocacy organization The Ada Lovelace Institute has posted a critique of biometrics oversight in America, written…

 

Microsoft biometric data privacy lawsuit from former Uber drivers returned to state court

Some of the claims in a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Microsoft are being remanded to state court, after the…

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