CheckpointID and IDScan move BIPA case to US federal court to keep lid on damages
A putative biometric privacy class action in the U.S. state of Illinois involving ID verifiers CheckpointID and IDScan.net has been…
BIPA
The Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) requires organizations to acquire consent prior to collecting a person’s biometric data for commercial purposes.
US biometric data privacy suit nets Jumio and crypto firm Binance
A U.S. federal judge has rejected two of three defendants’ motions to dismiss a biometric data privacy case. The three…
Have you heard? Voiceprint biometric suits are on the rise
By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & Amanda M. Noonan, Blank Rome LLP Biometric technology, and the corresponding regulation thereof, has dramatically…
Pindrop exempted from biometric data privacy lawsuit
Several finer points of biometric data privacy regulations have been raised in different court proceedings, with one leading to claims…
Veriff settles BIPA claim for $4M; defendants reaching for victory strategies
Defendants in U.S. biometric privacy lawsuits will not like the analogy because of its implied inevitability, but the legal production…
Analyzing the impact of the BIPA claim accrual decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court definitively resolved…
US computer & comms group has problems with state’s biometric privacy bills
A U.S. electronics industry association is pushing hard against state legislation that would allow consumers to sue a business for…
Biometric data privacy lawsuits approach the absurd with Illinois ruling, Texas claims
White Castle could be forced to pay out $17 billion in damages to a plaintiff for biometric data privacy infringements…
BIPA and the importance of conducting deal diligence into biometrics collection
By Henry Lebowitz and Jarrett Lewis, attorneys at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP The Illinois biometrics law in transactional due diligence…
Another big win for BIPA plaintiffs: Each biometric scan is actionable
Every biometric scan performed in Illinois by a private entity counts as a separate illegal act if it does not…
