Could the right to sue remake US biometrics privacy lawsuits?
The provision in the U.S. that seems to be the biggest stumbling block for states trying to enact comprehensive biometric…
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 defendant ordered to produce per-scan damages data
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney In February 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its decision…
Illinois Supreme Court holds BIPA health care exemption applies to employees
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an…
Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, arbitration has offered businesses a lower-cost alternative to…
HIPAA trumps biometric privacy law in drug cabinet lawsuit
A rare Biometric Information Privacy Act win for the defense has been recorded in the U.S. state of Illinois. Health…
Clearview AI reaches preliminary deal to settle biometric data privacy lawsuit
Clearview AI has reached an agreement in principle to settle allegations that the facial recognition developer violated Illinois’ Biometric Information…
Selfie verification draws deals for AuthID, Trulioo – and a lawsuit
Identity verification firms AuthID and Trulioo are each starting December with new deals, but not everyone is happy with selfie…
BIPA keeping courtrooms and lobbyists busy
A lobbying group widely considered a so-called Astroturf organization has posted its argument for ending the U.S. state of Illinois’…
Amazon loses dismissal bid in BIPA case, could face many more plaintiffs
A 2019 biometric privacy lawsuit in the U.S. against Amazon has just gotten more significant. A U.S. district judge last…
Key takeaways from recent BIPA biometric technology vendor decision
Despite the lack of a direct relationship with end users of their technology—making compliance obligations such as providing notice and…
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