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…
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.
Judge allows voice biometrics data privacy lawsuit against Amazon to add plaintiffs
A federal judge has sided with plaintiffs who want to amend their lawsuit against Amazon over alleged violations of Illinois’…
Jumio named in BIPA lawsuit over crypto ID verification
Biometric identity verification provider Jumio is in legal hot water again for alleged violations of Illinois’ BIPA. This time, plaintiff…
Google’s BIPA extraterritoriality dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful extraterritoriality challenge, Google was recently able to…
Plaintiffs failed to prove Google violated BIPA
A biometric privacy lawsuit in the United States is on its last legs after a judge dismissed much of the…
Illinois considers how best to neuter its landmark biometric privacy law
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Illinois finally are debating a viable way to save businesses using biometric scanners mountainous…
Takeaways from recent Meta BIPA decision: What companies need to know
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Recently, a California federal court issued a notable decision in…
BNSF Rail’s biometric data privacy case a pen stroke away from being history
Only a judge’s signature remains to settle one of the more storied biometric privacy lawsuits in the United States. A…
Busy start to the year for BIPA could get busier with genetics lawsuits
The U.S. state of Illinois’ biometrics privacy law makes winners and losers in equal measure and today’s no different. Here…
Tinder expands video selfie biometrics after pilot shows more matches made
Who knew selfie biometrics make people more attractive? Tinder is rolling out its ID verification to users in the U.S.,…
