The Illinois First District Appellate Court has issued a ruling that sets clearer guidelines for those filing a civil suit under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. The ruling comes from […]

An Illinois resident has voluntarily withdrawn his facial recognition lawsuit against the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team. Plaintiff James Allen had alleged that the team violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy […]

Despite a denial issued in April of 2020, a recently leaked software log reveals that police officers in The Netherlands used facial recognition software provided by controversial startup Clearview AI […]

The United States Justice Department recently revealed that in June of 2020, a facial recognition system in Austria helped track down and capture a fugitive who had been on the […]

The lawyers at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard, & Smith LLP have written a brief primer that explains the potential ramifications of New York City’s new Biometric Identifier Information Law. The law […]

A Southern District of Illinois judge has sent an action against iOS and Android social media app Snapchat to arbitration following a filing from parent company Snap Inc. The case, […]

The most populous county in Washington state has voted unanimously to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by all local government agencies, with the council’s executive saying he is […]

US District Judge James Robart has issued a pair of rulings that will likely set an important precedent for future lawsuits involving Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The rulings […]

According to reports from multiple news outlets, retail giant Amazon plans on installing biometrically-enabled cameras in the vehicles of third-party delivery drivers and requiring the drivers to consent to having […]

Illinois legislators are considering revisions to the Biometric Information Privacy Act that are aimed at lessening its impact on smaller businesses. As The Courier reports, the new bill – House […]