Biometric Information Privacy Act Tag

Published by The Madison Record | By Carrie Bradon | Apr 3, 2019 BELLEVILLE — An Illinois man is suing his employer, alleging his biometric information was saved without his knowledge. Isaac Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a class action complaint...

Published by The Madison Record | By Carrie Bradon | Apr 2, 2019 Cassandra Boyle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated filed a class action complaint March 5 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc., alleging violation of the...

Published by Crain's Chicago Business | By Ben Winck | January 25, 2019 02:20 PM The state's high court said companies need to be increasingly specific about their collection of biometric info and that consumers aren’t required to prove actual harm to sue for violations of...

Published by National Law Review | By Catherine R. Tucciarello | Friday, March 1, 2019   In 2018, Delta paved the way in airport terminal development, by introducing the first biometric terminal at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport where passengers can use facial recognition technology from curb to gate....

Biometric Information Collected Without Consent BELLEVILLE, IL (December 20, 2017) -- Recently, a Belleville man came forward with a claim against Providers Plus, alleging that the Missouri corporation with a location in Fairview Heights "unlawfully collected his biometric information" while he was an employee. Ted Harry, the former employee...

Published by Bloomberg Law | By Sara Merken | Posted March 14, 2019, 3:45 AM Law firms are forming new practice groups and hiring attorneys to handle a sharp rise in Illinois biometric privacy litigation, amid companies’ growing use of fingerprint, facial recognition, and palm print technology. The trend...