Biometric Data
Facebook Facial Scans Biometric Privacy Settlement
Facebook is paying $650 million to settle an Illinois class action alleging that its “Tag Suggestions” and other features involving facial scans violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Under the law, companies can’t collect, store, or use biometric information without first giving the subjects notice and obtaining their consent. The case alleges that Read more
Facebook Collects Instagram Facial Geometry Scans BIPA Class Action
Facebook, Inc. owns the Instagram social media platform. The complaint for this class action alleges, “Earlier this year Facebook agreed to pay $650 million to settle a class action that accuses the company of illegally harvesting the protected biometrics of users of its Facebook platform. As set forth below, Facebook also illegally harvests the protected Read more
TikTok Scans Facial Geometry Without Consent Illinois BIPA Class Action
TikTok, Inc. is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in the US. The complaint for this class action brings suit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, Inc. for allegedly collecting storing, and using the biometric information and biometric identifiers of its users without the users’ knowledge or consent, in violation of Illinois’s Biometric Read more
Ring Video Cameras Collection and Use of Biometrics Illinois BIPA Class Action
Ring, LLC sells video doorbells, which the complaint for this class action calls “‘smart doorbells’ that allow homeowners … to see, hear, and speak to visitors from the homeowners’ phone, tablet, and PC.” Now, the complaint claims, Ring has filed a patent application “that describes an advanced system of facial recognition” that would allow law Read more
Alclear No Refunds for Closure of Clear Biometric ID Platform Class Action
This class action is one of many about money paid in advance for a subscription or service, only to have the business close down in response to Covid-19, without making refunds. In this case, Alclear, LLC charges a yearly fee for the use of its “biometric secure identity platform” Clear. The company closed Clear on Read more
Instagram Collection of Facial Geometry Scans BIPA Class Action
Facebook, Inc. operates its own well-known social media platform and owns many other subsidiaries, including Instagram. Facebook agreed recently to pay $650 million to settle a class action alleging that, as this complaint puts it, “illegally harvesting the protected biometrics of users…” In this case, the complaint alleges that Facebook did the same with the Read more
Lifespace Violations of Biometrics Rules BIPA Class Action
Biometric information is sensitive in a way that things like credit card numbers aren’t. If your credit card number is stolen, you can cancel it and get a new credit card with a different number. But if your fingerprints are stolen, you can’t get a new set of fingers. Still, more and more companies are Read more
Amazon Use of Facial Recognition Data BIPA Illinois Class Action
A number of tech companies are vying to be first in facial recognition. This technology offers a lucrative opportunity, but it also raises questions about individuals’ privacy. The complaint for this class action alleges that Amazon.com, Inc., in its efforts to succeed in this market, has violated Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Read more
Microsoft Use of Facial Recognition Data BIPA Illinois Class Action
Facial recognition is an up-and-coming area of technology that both offers companies a potentially lucrative business and raises questions about individuals’ privacy. The complaint for this class action alleges that Microsoft Corporation, in its efforts to succeed in this market, has violated Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Read more
TikTok Collection of Biometrics Without Consent Illinois Class Action
TikTok, Inc. is a very popular app that allows users to make, view, and share short videos. Many of its users are minors, which makes it all the more startling when this class action alleges that the company collects, stores, and uses biometric identifiers of the users and of others whose faces appear in their Read more