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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.

 

BIPA Section 15(c) claims: What does it mean to profit from biometric data?

By David J. Oberly, attorney at Blank Rome, LLP. One of the more recent trends in Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…

 

Grindr accused of heavy-handed biometric data requests

Grindr seems to have gotten itself into one of the few positions that even its most flexible subscribers have not…

 

OnlyFans sued over biometric data privacy allegations

In its attempts to keep its platform free of underage pornography, OnlyFans has run afoul of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…

 

With biometric lawsuits increasing — what regulations can protect our privacy?

By Rob Shavell, Co-founder & CEO of Abine / DeleteMe Biometric lawsuits are happening everywhere. From fast-food chains and pork…

 

Raft of new legal headaches from biometrics use for three consumer product companies

Amazon, Meta/Facebook and, improbably, Proctor & Gamble are wrangling with new legal drama involving consumers’ biometric identifiers. Amazon is being…

 

Proposed $6.8M settlement reached in biometric vending machines data privacy suit

A biometric data privacy suit against Compass Group USA Inc. and partner 365 Retail Markets LLC under Illinois’ Biometric Information…

 

Postal Service moves to dismiss biometric data privacy suit

The U.S. Postal Service has filed a motion to have a lawsuit alleging it failed to meet its legal obligations…

 

ByteDance/TikTok biometric data privacy lawsuit closer to closure?

A federal judge in Illinois last week tentatively approved a proposed $92 million settlement in the class action filed against…

 

Statute of limitations on biometric data privacy claims in Illinois clarified

How multiple violations are treated and the statute of limitations of biometric data privacy suits under Illinois law have been…

 

Turing Video, Amazon among latest biometric data privacy lawsuit targets

Turing Video has been named in the lawsuit of a customer’s employee, which alleges violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…

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