BC Appeal Court Upholds Refusal to Certify Mall Biometric Class Action
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by shoppers who say Cadillac Fairview collected their biometric data through cameras built into…
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Judge Certifies 22,000-Driver Biometric Class Against Union Pacific
A federal judge has certified a class of roughly 22,402 truck drivers who scanned their fingers at Union Pacific gates in Illinois, and refused to grant the…
Walmart Faces Illinois Biometric Suit Over Recorded Call Voiceprints
Walmart has been hit with a proposed class action in Illinois state court alleging that it recorded and captured customers’ voiceprints for fraud-prevention…
Amazon Ring Faces Proposed Class Action Over Familiar Faces Facial Recognition
Amazon’s Ring is facing a proposed class action alleging that its Familiar Faces facial recognition feature captures and stores the facial data of passersby…
Seventh Circuit Rules BIPA Damages Cap Applies Retroactively, Collapsing Class Action Exposure for Hundreds of Pending Cases
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled unanimously that Illinois’s 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies…
Kenvue Agrees to $4.7M BIPA Settlement Over Neutrogena Skin-Scanning App
Kenvue has agreed to a $4.7M BIPA settlement over Neutrogena Skin360’s collection of Illinois users’ facial geometry without consent.
Microsoft Teams Faces Illinois Class Action Over Alleged Voiceprint Collection Without Consent
A proposed class action filed February 5 alleges Microsoft Teams collected and stored biometric voiceprints tied to transcription features without required…
YouTube Agrees to $6 Million BIPA Settlement Over Face Blur Feature
YouTube has agreed to a $6.0 million class action settlement to resolve allegations that its Face Blur feature collected biometric identifiers or biometric…
Seventh Circuit Allows Amazon BIPA Class Action Over Virtual Try-On Feature to Proceed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has allowed a class action lawsuit against Amazon to proceed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…
Accu-Time Reaches $1.5 Million Settlement in Illinois BIPA Fingerprint Time Clock Case
Accu-Time Systems has agreed to a proposed $1.5 million settlement in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action alleging improper…