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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.

 

Google argues for biometric privacy suit dismissal based on photo and interstate commerce exemptions

Google is planning to show that Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) does not apply to data taken from photographs,…

 

Biometric privacy suit alleges Onfido violated Illinois’ informed consent rules

Onfido is the latest biometrics company to be hit with a potential class-action suit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act…

 

Judge rejects “98.75 percent discount” of $550M settlement in Facebook biometric privacy case

Facebook’s $550 million settlement agreement over alleged biometric data privacy violations is in doubt, after a federal judge refused to…

 

ACLU takes Clearview AI to Illinois court for alleged biometric privacy violations

“We won’t let companies like Clearview trample on our right to privacy,” writes ACLU Staff Attorney Nathan Freed Wessler. The…

 

Biometric privacy lawsuit decisions: Clearview AI loses, Shutterfly and Southwest win, TikTok in trouble

A biometric data privacy suit against Clearview AI will move forward, and in the District Court for Northern Illinois, as requested…

 

Legal experts warn of uncertainty and inconsistency in biometric and health-tracking technology rules

Biometric technologies are being rolled out to support health risk evaluations from a distance as people return to work, but…

 

Apple hit with second biometric data privacy suit as BIPA settlements reached and debated

The pre-installed Photos app provided on Apple devices includes a facial recognition feature which collects and processes biometric data without…

 

Private and Illinois entities blocked from Clearview AI facial biometrics, app details explained

All accounts for controversial biometric identification company Clearview AI’s facial recognition service held by private companies and individuals not associated…

 

Biometric privacy claims ruled sufficient for federal court standing in BIPA vending machine suit

A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that an invasion of privacy rights under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is…

 

Illinois courts continue to refine biometric data privacy law details, vendors may be liable, TikTok sued

A defendant in a court battle over alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is asking a Seventh…

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