Media Editing App Maker Settles BIPA Lawsuit for Nearly $4.5M
Lightricks, a technology company known for its popular mobile applications such as Facetune, Photoleap, and Videoleap, has reached a settlement in a…
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AWS Beats One Claim in BIPA Voiceprint Case as Judge Questions Frivolity
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…
Getaround Sued for Alleged Violations of Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
A class action lawsuit has been filed against car-sharing company Getaround, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The…
Penske Logistics Faces BIPA Lawsuit for Driver Monitoring Tech
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Penske Logistics by former employee Jeremy Ratliff, claiming that the company violated the Illinois Biometric…
Verizon Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unlawful Collection of Voiceprints
Verizon Wireless is facing a class action lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court, alleging that the company collects and stores customers’ voiceprints through…
Illinois Appeals Court Rules Lloyd’s Insurers Not Obligated to Defend BIPA Class Action
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…
Major BIPA Amendment Signed Into Law
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…
Identity News Digest – 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…
Judge Sides with Microsoft in Biometric Privacy Suit Over Illicit Image Scans
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that X (formerly Twitter) violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) through its use of…
Meta Prevails in BIPA Lawsuit Over Face Tagging
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…