Biometric data collection proves costly for violators but damages capped in Illinois
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on a data privacy mission, as Chair Lina Khan takes to task data controllers…
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.
Déjà vu BIPA lawsuits filed against Walmart, Target
Three of the largest retailers in America are each facing accusations of violating Illinois’ biometric data protection law in court….
Limit to accrual of biometric data privacy violation penalties a step away in Illinois
Illinois legislators have approved amendments to the state’s notorious Biometric Information Privacy Act to limit the definition of violations under…
Selfie biometrics tailored to different sectors but must defend against fraud and lawsuits
Innovatrics presents a use case, AuthID nabs a new deal and another BIPA lawsuit has been filed over selfie biometrics…
Amendments to limit biometric data privacy damages advance in Illinois’ House
A bill to amend America’s most punitive biometric data privacy law is advancing in the Illinois legislature. As the bill…
BIPA defendants and their biometrics providers protected by common interest (sometimes)
A judge in the Northern District of Illinois has denied a motion from a plaintiff under the state’s Biometric Information…
T-Mobile, Amazon, and Target hit with facial recognition lawsuits
More companies with household names familiar to consumers are getting hit with lawsuits for alleged violations of BIPA and New…
As retailers turn to biometrics to reduce theft, costs of poor implementation loom
Demand for biometrics to reduce retail crime continues to rise, but the risk of flawed deployments of the technology are…
BIPA one step closer to seeing its first major change since 2008 inception
On Thursday, a bipartisan majority in the Illinois Senate approved the first major change to Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act…
BIPA filings in federal court down
The volume of lawsuits alleging biometric data privacy violations under Illinois law in federal court have declined, with the first…
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