Balough
February 21, 2023
(February 21, 2023) Entities that collect, store, or share biometric information without obtaining the person’s written permission in Illinois may be liable for damages for each scan or transmission of the individual’s information under a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. Under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), no private entity may collect, capture, receive, […]
Balough
February 7, 2023
(February 7, 2023) Persons who believe their biometric information was wrongly collected or retained have five years to assert a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), the Illinois Supreme Court found. The court found that, while unlawfully collecting or retaining biometric information may violate a person’s privacy, which normally would have a one-year […]
Balough
June 20, 2019
(June 20, 2019) A challenge by Southwest and United employees, under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), to the requirement that they sign in using their fingerprints must be heard by an administrative agency, not the courts, the Seventh Circuit declared. The appellate court said it was up to the National Railway Adjustment Board […]
