BIPA Litigation May Subside but Don’t Sleep on Compliance February 28, 2025 Reforms in 2024 to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act may have slowed the frequency and severity of litigation, but there...
Viewpoint: Biometric Litigation Is Significant Emerging Risk for Insurers September 28, 2023 By James Blinn Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice...
BNSF Railway Wins New Trial in $228M Biometric Case July 3, 2023 A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in...
Madison Square Garden Ban on ‘Enemy Lawyers’ Prompts Legislation, AG Inquiry January 26, 2023 By Maysoon Khan New York City’s Madison Square Garden and other sports venues would be barred from refusing entry to perceived enemies of...
Face-Scanner Clearview Agrees to Limits in Court Settlement May 11, 2022 By Kathleen Foody Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle...
Maine Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Corporate Use of Biometric Data March 14, 2022 Maine is looking to enact tougher regulations about corporate collection of biometric data. The proposal before the Maine Legislature would...
Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Ezra Amacher News of an Ohio jury’s conclusion that major pharmacy chains helped fuel the opioid crisis and a 6th Circuit’s reversal...
Facebook Says It’s Removing Facial Recognition System November 3, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang Facebook Inc. announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and...
What One State’s Tough Stand Against Biometrics Says About Digital Privacy September 16, 2021 By Michael Berens When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the counter. Electromagnetic locks sealed...
Reuters: Rite Aid Deployed China-Linked Facial Recognition in Poor Neighborhoods July 30, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across...