Soundhound Hit with Class Action Over Collection, Storage of Ill. Residents’ Voiceprints
July 15, 2021 Soundhound has collected and disclosed Illinois residents’ voiceprints without obtaining written consent to do so, a proposed class action claims.
July 15, 2021 Soundhound has collected and disclosed Illinois residents’ voiceprints without obtaining written consent to do so, a proposed class action claims.
July 9, 2021 Walmart faces a class action over its alleged practice of collecting warehouse workers’ voiceprints without first obtaining consent and providing proper disclosures.
July 7, 2021 Family Dollar and Dollar Tree have allegedly scanned workers’ fingerprints without providing statutory disclosures or obtaining written consent to do so.
July 1, 2021 Apple has failed to sufficiently disclose to Ill. residents that the facial/fingerprint recognition features of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks extract their sensitive biometric information, a class action alleges.
July 1, 2021 A class action claims Mary Kay and Ulta have failed to provide mandatory biometric information privacy disclosures to those who use the companies’ virtual makeup try-on tools.
June 18, 2021 A lawsuit claims Swiss Automation collected, used and stored workers’ biometric information without first providing proper disclosures or obtaining consent to do so.
June 16, 2021 Puma North America faces a class action that claims the footwear/apparel co. has unlawfully collected, used and stored the biometric data of Illinois retail employees.
June 1, 2021 A lawsuit claims McDonald’s violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting customers’ voiceprints without first providing proper disclosures or obtaining consent.
June 1, 2021 Pie Five Restaurants faces a lawsuit over its apparent policy of scanning workers’ fingerprints without first providing statutory disclosures or obtaining consent.
May 27, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oberweis Dairy required employees to scan their fingerprints without first providing proper disclosures or securing their consent to do so.
May 25, 2021 A lawsuit claims Oldcastle Services unlawfully collected workers’ fingerprints without first providing statutory disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.
May 18, 2021 Amazon faces a class action in Ill. over its allegedly secret use of state residents’ facial scans to improve Rekognition, image-recognition technology that the world’s largest online retailer markets and sells to third parties.
May 18, 2021 A lawsuit claims Uber drivers are required to verify their identities through Microsoft’s facial recognition technology without consenting to the collection of their biometric information.
April 30, 2021 A class action looks to represent certain Illinois law and med school students and state bar exam-takers who’ve used ExamSoft Worldwide’s online proctoring software.
April 22, 2021 A lawsuit claims Americold Logistics collected scans of workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent.
April 15, 2021 A lawsuit claims Signature Systems unlawfully collected and stored the fingerprints of its clients’ employees without proper disclosures or consent.
April 12, 2021 A lawsuit claims Smithfield Packaged Meats unlawfully scanned workers’ fingerprints without first providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.
April 6, 2021 Months after updating its terms of use, Respondus faces a class action that alleges the company’s online exam proctoring software formerly did not comply with an Illinois privacy law.
March 31, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Hematogenix scanned workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without first securing consent to do so or making mandatory disclosures.
March 23, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Bradley University has collected students’ biometric information by way of a remote exam proctoring tool without proper consent or disclosures.
March 15, 2021 ProctorU faces a proposed class action that claims the company’s online test-proctoring software unlawfully collects and stores students’ biometric information.
March 8, 2021 A proposed class action claims DePaul University’s use of a remote proctoring tool for online exams constitutes a violation of an Illinois biometric privacy law.
March 5, 2021 Popeyes failed to provide proper disclosures and obtain written consent before scanning employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes, a class action alleges.
March 2, 2021 A class action claims Ralph Lauren has collected and stored the fingerprints of Aurora, Ill. factory store workers without obtaining written consent to do so or making mandatory disclosures.
February 24, 2021 A lawsuit claims Digital Realty required employees to scan their fingerprints for door access without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent.
February 19, 2021 A proposed class action claims Shippers Warehouse of Illinois, Inc. has unlawfully scanned employees' fingerprints without issuing proper disclosures and consent.
January 28, 2021 A class action claims Nuance Communications has collected Illinois residents' voiceprints in violation of state privacy law.
January 25, 2021 Petco faces a class action that claims it unlawfully collected photographs of workers’ faces without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent to do so.
January 21, 2021 Party City scanned employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent to do so, a class action alleges.
January 8, 2021 A class action claims EcoATM failed to comply with an Illinois privacy law before collecting customers’ facial scans at its in-store smart device recycling kiosks.
January 8, 2021 Blommer Chocolate Company has collected workers’ fingerprint scans without first providing proper disclosures or securing permission to do so, a lawsuit claims.
January 6, 2021 Envoy Air allegedly scanned workers’ fingerprints and hands for timekeeping purposes without making proper disclosures and obtaining permission to do so.
December 18, 2020 A lawsuit claims the Ritz-Carlton of Chicago collected and disclosed employees’ fingerprint data for timekeeping purposes without proper notice and consent.
December 9, 2020 A class action claims Panera unlawfully collected and stored employees’ fingerprint data without fulfilling specific disclosure requirements.
December 4, 2020 Friend Family Health Center unlawfully uses employees’ fingerprints to track their work hours without providing proper disclosures and obtaining consent.
November 24, 2020 A lawsuit claims the parent entity behind Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and other fast food brands failed to obtain employees’ consent to scan their fingerprints.
November 20, 2020 A lawsuit claims Odyssey Fun World collected workers’ fingerprints without making proper disclosures or obtaining consent to acquire and use the information.
November 20, 2020 Enova faces a class action over its alleged failure to provide statutory disclosures and obtain consent before collecting workers’ fingerprint data.
November 13, 2020 A lawsuit claims Peri Formwork Systems violated employees’ privacy rights by collecting their fingerprint data without making proper disclosures.
November 10, 2020 A privacy class action alleges Paravision mined the faces that appear in photos uploaded to Everalbum without first securing users' consent to do so.
October 28, 2020 A lawsuit claims Eataly Chicago has overstepped an Illinois privacy law by collecting employees’ fingerprints without first providing proper disclosures.
October 20, 2020 A class action alleges Amazon Web Services and Pindrop Security have run afoul of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act with regard to Illinois consumers' voiceprints.
October 9, 2020 A class action claims Amazon's daily temperature checks for Illinois warehouse and fulfillment center workers violate a state biometric privacy law.
October 7, 2020 A proposed class action claims Walgreens has unlawfully collected and stored scans of customers’ faces via cameras equipped with facial recognition technology.
September 2, 2020 A class action claims Mariano's grocery store operators used store cameras to capture scans of employees’ and shoppers’ faces without their knowledge or consent.
September 2, 2020 A class action claims Ring collected and stored biometric data captured through its video doorbells and cameras without the consent of those who appear in the videos.
August 27, 2020 A class action claims Trump’s Chicago hotel violated an Illinois law by collecting workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without obtaining written consent.
August 20, 2020 A lawsuit claims United Scrap Metal violated an Illinois privacy law by scanning employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without making required disclosures.
August 13, 2020 A class action claims Facebook has illegally harvested the facial scans of more than 100 million Instagram users, including those protected by an Illinois privacy law.
August 11, 2020 A class action claims Macy's has tapped Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition database to identify and track shoppers in Illinois, violating state privacy law.