Macy’s Hit with BIPA Lawsuit for Using Clearview Biometric Surveillance
Clearview AI’s legal troubles have spilled over to one of its customers. Macy’s Retail Holdings, which operates the Macy’s department store chain, has been hit…
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Texas AG Investigates Facebook Over Biometric Privacy Breach
Axios is reporting that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading an investigation into social media giant Facebook for possible breaches of the Texas…
Rite Aid Used Biometric Surveillance in 200 Stores: Reuters
A recent investigative report by Reuters found that American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp had been using facial recognition technology in 200 of its stores…
Facebook Returns with Increased Settlement in BIPA Case
Social media giant Facebook has brought forth an adjusted settlement claim to a U.S. District Court for a lawsuit filed against it earlier this year for…
Trio of Tech Giants the Latest on Receiving End of BIPA Lawsuits
Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are the subjects of the latest high-profile lawsuits for privacy violations under the Illinois Biometric Information…
Clearview Ends All Contracts in Canada in Response to Privacy Investigations
Clearview AI is no longer available in Canada. The controversial facial recognition provider has terminated all of its contracts in the country after drawing…
Google Argues BIPA Protections Do Not Apply to Photos in Class Action Lawsuit
Google is planning to contest a class action lawsuit that alleges that the company violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in Illinois. The…
Judge Freezes Facebook’s BIPA Settlement, Suggesting Too Much Lenience
A $550 million dollar settlement negotiated by Facebook has been put on hold by U.S. District Judge James Donato until lawyers explain to him why the amount is…
Judge Declines to Send Vimeo BIPA Case to Arbitration
New York-based video hosting platform Vimeo lost an appeal in the Northern District of Illinois to have a class-action biometric privacy lawsuit go to…
Facing BIPA Lawsuits, Clearview Ends Contract with Chicago Police
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is no longer using Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition platform. The department had originally signed a…