Apple Photos App Collects Biometrics Illinois BIPA Complaint

November 4, 2022

This class action claims that Apple, Inc. collects, stores, and uses biometrics, in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), via its Photos App. The complaint alleges that Apple not only does not fulfill BIPA’s requirements when it collects the information but also that it profits from the biometrics, which the law prohibits. The plaintiff in this case is a minor identified only as Jane Doe.