BIPA Suit Filed Against Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the subject of a lawsuit for violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). This is the latest in a string of BIPA violation…
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Juul Feels the Heat with Class Action BIPA Lawsuit
Juul Labs has become the latest company to get hit with an Illinois class action lawsuit for gathering biometric information without proper consent. The…
Tanning Salons Enjoy Sunnier Outlook Thanks to Cryotherapy
Biometrics News – Fingerprint Recognition The declining tanning industry is heating up after making the decision to run cold. An increasing number of salons…
Magisto User Sues Vimeo for BIPA Violations
Vimeo is the latest tech company to get hit with a BIPA lawsuit in Illinois. The lawsuit specifically concerns the video editing app Magisto, which Vimeo…
Chicago Heating Company Faces New BIPA Lawsuit
Another business may have run afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Kevin Truss has filed a class action lawsuit against Four Seasons…
Facebook Gives More Users an ‘Off’ Switch for Facial Recognition
The ongoing controversy about the public use of facial recognition technology may have given Facebook a little chill in recent months, with the company…
Major Insurer Warns About Rise of BIPA, Other Biometrics Laws
One of the world’s biggest insurers is warning about the risks of biometric privacy legislation. The warning comes by way of Chubb’s latest Cyber InFocus…
Former Employees Accuse Burger King and Gurtler Chemicals of BIPA Violations
Two more companies are being taken to court for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The Cook County Record reports…
EFF Highlights Significance of Facebook Class Action Lawsuit
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has weighed in on the recent Appellate Court ruling that cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against Facebook. The…
Ninth Circuit Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook to Proceed
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against Facebook, ruling that “Facebook users located in Illinois for whom…