Illinois businesses are continuing to search for ways to get around the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA has now been in effect for seven years, and establishes a […]

FaceTec has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against iProov, another tech firm focused on selfie-based biometric identity verification. FaceTec’s allegations stem from the way the company says that iProov used […]

Amazon is headed back to court in Illinois. A District Judge in Chicago has opted not to throw out a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges that the tech giant […]

Clearview AI has been hit with another lawsuit in the United States. This time around, the company has drawn the ire of the immigrant rights groups Mijente and Norcal Resist, […]

An Australian patent holding company is seeking damages in a sweeping patent infringement lawsuit filed against Apple. The allegations specifically concern Apple’s use of Face and Touch ID, as well […]

Walmart has reached a $10 million settlement with employees in a class action lawsuit in Illinois. The lawsuit was filed in 2019, and alleged that the retail giant violated the […]

Another lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has been cleared to proceed in a federal court, albeit with one claim dismissed without prejudice. The case revolves around biometric […]

“Illinois’s BIPA legislation requires company’s to obtain explicit, informed consent from individuals before using their biometrics – something Facebook did not attempt to do with respect to its photo tagging […]

A Chinese law professor has won his facial recognition lawsuit against Hangzhou Safari Park. Guo Bing had previously held an annual membership to the local wildlife park, but decided to […]

A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against photo-sharing service Shutterfly that alleged it had violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) was dismissed by a federal judge last week, granting Shutterfly’s […]