Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

Media Editing App Maker Settles BIPA Lawsuit for Nearly $4.5M

October 24, 2024

Lightricks, a technology company known for its popular mobile applications such as Facetune, Photoleap, and Videoleap, has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving its alleged violations of Illinois’ […]

AWS Beats One Claim in BIPA Voiceprint Case as Judge Questions Frivolity

October 18, 2024

A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed one claim in a biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon Web Services for the second time. The dismissed claim alleged that Amazon unlawfully shared […]

Getaround Sued for Alleged Violations of Illinois Biometric Privacy Law

October 8, 2024

A class action lawsuit has been filed against car-sharing company Getaround, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The plaintiff claims that Getaround collected, stored, and disseminated […]

Penske Logistics Faces BIPA Lawsuit for Driver Monitoring Tech

October 7, 2024

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Penske Logistics by former employee Jeremy Ratliff, claiming that the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and using […]

Verizon Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unlawful Collection of Voiceprints

September 23, 2024

Verizon Wireless is facing a class action lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court, alleging that the company collects and stores customers’ voiceprints through its Voice ID feature without obtaining proper […]

Illinois Appeals Court Rules Lloyd’s Insurers Not Obligated to Defend BIPA Class Action

September 11, 2024

A split panel of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, ruled that insurers from Lloyd’s of London are not required to defend Tony’s Finer Foods Enterprises Inc. in a class […]

Major BIPA Amendment Signed Into Law

August 5, 2024

A game-changing amendment to Illinois’ biometric privacy law is now officially on the books. On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law S.B. 2979, a significant amendment […]

Identity News Digest – July 24 2024

July 24, 2024

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Hack Attack Spills Leidos Internal Docs Online: […]

Judge Sides with Microsoft in Biometric Privacy Suit Over Illicit Image Scans

June 20, 2024

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that X (formerly Twitter) violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) through its use of Microsoft’s PhotoDNA software. The lawsuit, brought by […]

Meta Prevails in BIPA Lawsuit Over Face Tagging

June 18, 2024

Meta has won an appeal against claims that it violated Illinois state law by analyzing the faces of people without profiles on its platform. A Ninth Circuit panel upheld the […]

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