biometric privacy

Illinois Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulings

February 4, 2024 | By HANNAH MEISEL, Capitol News Illinois

Nearly a year ago, the Illinois Supreme Court asked the General Assembly to clarify a 15-year-old law that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits and several high-dollar settlements with companies alleged to have illegally collected Illinoisans’ biometric data. Now, Democratic leaders in the legislature appear ready to revive talks to reform the state’s Biometric Information Privacy…

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Illinois’ biometric privacy law strengthened by latest high court ruling

February 5, 2023 | By HANNAH MEISEL, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – People who’ve been subject to fingerprinting, face or retinal scans as either employees or customers of Illinois companies have five years to file lawsuits if they believe the business violated a stringent state privacy law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled this week. It’s the latest in a handful of cases that have reached…

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