Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

August 29, 2025 An over $6 million settlement ends litigation against YouTube over the allegedly illegal use of its Face Blur tool in Illinois.

August 21, 2025 A class action lawsuit claims the Tea dating app has violated Illinois law by collecting, using and distributing users' biometric data without written consent.

August 1, 2025 A settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that claimed Google unlawfully captured Illinois students’ biometric data through its GWFE platform.

June 3, 2025 A $47.5M settlement ends a class action lawsuit over alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act by Motorola's FaceSearch technology.

April 23, 2025 DX Enterprises has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle a class action that alleged the company unlawfully captured, used and shared employees’ biometric data.

March 21, 2025 Living Proof faces a class action out of Illinois that alleges the company secretly and illegally obtains consumers’ face geometries through its online haircare quiz.

January 3, 2025 Photobucket faces a class action over the company’s plan to license more than 13 billion images on its servers to third parties for biometric uses and AI training.

December 5, 2024 ESO Solutions has agreed to pay a more than $4.1 million settlement to resolve a class action that alleged the software provider collected fingerprint scans through its timekeeping devices without consent.

December 3, 2024 A $1.7 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that alleged Precision Dialogue Direct RR Donnelley violated Illinois employees’ biometric privacy rights.

November 22, 2024 Incode Technologies has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action that alleged its software illegally collected Illinois residents’ facial geometry scans.

November 1, 2024 Lightricks has agreed to pay nearly $4.5 million to resolve a class action that alleged its mobile apps collected and stored users’ biometric data in violation of a privacy law.

October 24, 2024 Charlotte Tilbury has agreed to settle a class action that alleged it illegally collected Illinois consumers’ facial geometries through its digital beauty tech tools.

October 22, 2024 Magid has agreed to pay a more than $5.1 million settlement to resolve a class action that alleged the company unlawfully collected workers’ biometric data.

October 15, 2024 A class action against Getaround alleges the app-based car-sharing platform illegally collects, stores and shares Illinois users’ facial geometry scans.

September 30, 2024 A class action claims Penske has unlawfully collected, used and disseminated the facial scans of Illinois employees.

September 18, 2024 Verizon faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the carrier has illegally captured Illinois residents’ voiceprints through its Voice ID service.

September 5, 2024 A class action alleges Omnitracs has illegally failed to disclose to Illinois citizens that its in-vehicle cameras collect facial geometry scans.

August 14, 2024 A class action alleges Wombo has violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting, storing, using and disclosing residents’ facial scans without consent.

August 2, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Legacy Touch and three funeral homes have illegally manipulated the remains of deceased individuals to obtain their fingerprints.

July 29, 2024 A class action claims Photomyne has violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting, storing and using residents’ facial scans without authorization.

July 26, 2024 A class action claims Ready Player Me has unlawfully captured, stored and used Illinois residents’ facial scans without consent.

June 7, 2024 A class action accuses InfoTronics of violating a privacy law by collecting, storing and profiting from the use of biometric data without consent.

May 30, 2024 Coldwell Banker faces a class action that alleges the real estate firm has unlawfully collected, stored and used employees’ fingerprint scans.

May 7, 2024 A class action claims Anviz Global has violated a state privacy law by capturing, storing and using certain employees’ biometric data without consent.

April 25, 2024 A proposed class action alleges Amazon.com Services has illegally collected, stored and shared Illinois employees’ facial scans without consent.

April 10, 2024 A class action claims Xenial and Global Payments Inc. have unlawfully collected, stored and shared employee fingerprint scans without consent.

March 28, 2024 A class action claims Wingstop has illegally captured and profited from the voiceprints of Illinois customers who place an order by phone.

February 14, 2024 Coinbase info processor Jumio faces a lawsuit that alleges the company has violated Illinois law by collecting, storing and otherwise obtaining users’ facial scans.

November 9, 2023 A class action claims the company behind cryptocurrency trading platform Binance.US has unlawfully captured, stored and shared with third parties users’ biometric data without consent.

November 2, 2023 A class action claims Chicago’s Rush University Hospital has unlawfully collected, stored and disseminated employee fingerprint scans without consent.

September 27, 2023 A class action claims Amazon unlawfully collects, stores, shares and profits from the biometric data of consumers who shop at select Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores that employ the company’s Just Walk Out (JWO) technology.

August 11, 2023 A class action claims dash cam manufacturer Netradyne has unlawfully captured, stored and disseminated to third parties the facial scans of “countless” Illinois consumers.

August 1, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims photo-sharing app BeReal has unlawfully captured, stored and used Illinois residents’ biometric data, including facial geometry, without consent.

July 18, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims X Corp., which owns and operates Twitter, has wrongfully captured, stored and used Illinois residents’ biometric data, including facial scans, without consent.

June 26, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims private hospital Ascension Saint Joseph-Chicago and parent corporation Ascension Health have unlawfully captured, stored and shared employee fingerprint scans without consent.

June 15, 2023 A class action claims Coach USA, Inc. has unlawfully captured, stored and shared with third parties the fingerprint scans of its employees without their consent.

May 4, 2023 A class action claims Coinbase has wrongfully collected, stored, shared and profited from Illinois residents’ biometric data, including facial and fingerprint scans.

April 11, 2023 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the trucking company has unlawfully collected and stored employees’ biometric data without consent.

April 5, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims the maker of ID-scanning software Patronscan has unlawfully captured, stored, shared and profited from Illinois residents’ biometric data.

March 21, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims MakeupByMario, Inc. (MBM) has captured Illinois consumers’ biometric facial scans without consent through a “virtual try-on” feature on MakeupByMario.com.

March 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Madison Reed has unlawfully collected without consent consumers’ biometric facial scans through a “virtual try-on” feature on its website.

February 22, 2023 Helzberg’s Diamond Shops faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the jewelry retailer has captured without consent Illinois consumers’ biometric hand scans through a “virtual try-on” feature on Helzberg.com.

February 21, 2023 The company behind Lensa faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the mobile app’s “magic avatar” feature unlawfully captures, stores, and profits from users’ biometric data.

February 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Chicago’s Little Goat Diner, owned by “Top Chef” season four winner and Iron Chef Stephanie Izard, has unlawfully captured and stored employee fingerprint scans without consent.

February 7, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Beauty Systems Group, LLC has illegally collected and stored Illinois workers’ biometric fingerprint scans without consent.

February 7, 2023 A class action alleges Microsoft has unlawfully captured and stored without consent the biometric information of customers of Brainshark, a client of the corporation’s Azure artificial intelligence services.

February 3, 2023 Timeco Systems, Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that claims the company has unlawfully captured and stored the biometric data of its clients’ employees without consent.

January 30, 2023 Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, Inc. and Islestarr Holdings Ltd. face a class action lawsuit that alleges they have captured without consent Illinois consumers’ biometric facial scans through a “virtual try-on” tool on CharlotteTilbury.com.

January 23, 2023 A class action claims Henkel has unlawfully collected without consent the biometric facial scans of visitors to Schwarzkopf’s websites through a “virtual try-on” feature.

January 9, 2023 A proposed class action claims HID Global Corporation unlawfully captured, disclosed, stored and profited from clients’ sensitive biometric data.