May 6, 2022 Lathem Time Co. collected the facial scans of Illinois residents without first providing certain disclosures or obtaining consent to do so, a lawsuit claims.
![7-Eleven Hit with Class Action Over Alleged Collection of Biometric Data in Illinois Stores [UPDATE]](/media/7-eleven-newswire-thumb.jpg)
April 26, 2022 Consumers allege 7-Eleven has unlawfully collected, stored and used Illinois shoppers’ facial scans without first obtaining written consent to do so or providing statutory disclosures.
April 25, 2022 A lawsuit claims Waste Management of Illinois and Advanced Disposal Services violated a biometric privacy law by collecting and sharing workers’ fingerprint scans.
April 13, 2022 A lawsuit claims Louis Vuitton has unlawfully collected and stored residents’ biometric information through the virtual try-on feature on the brand’s website.
March 21, 2022 Two lawsuits allege Estée Lauder and L’Oréal have violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting residents’ biometric information through virtual try-on tools.
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March 7, 2022 A class action alleges Petsmart unlawfully collected workers’ voiceprints through the Vocollect headsets used in its distribution centers.
February 11, 2022 Giorgio Armani’s virtual “Try-It-On” feature is at the center of a class action that alleges the retailer does not secure informed consent before capturing consumers’ facial scans.
January 31, 2022 A class action claims HireVue collected job applicants’ biometric information without first providing statutory disclosures and obtaining informed consent.
January 19, 2022 A lawsuit claims Samsara captured commercial freight drivers’ biometric information without providing statutory disclosures or obtaining their consent.
January 17, 2022 Pearson faces a class action over its alleged practice of scanning the vein-print of individuals’ hands at its testing centers without consent or authorization.
January 10, 2022 Netradyne faces a proposed class action that alleges the video analytics and software company has run afoul of an Illinois privacy law by collecting certain drivers’ biometric information.
December 14, 2021 OnlyFans.com has run afoul of an Illinois privacy law by capturing and storing without authorization content creators’ facial biometrics, a class action alleges.
December 8, 2021 A class action claims Shiseido Americas Corporation’s virtual cosmetic product try-on feature collects, stores and uses consumers’ facial scans without consent.
October 28, 2021 A lawsuit alleges P&G’s collection of Illinois residents’ facial geometries through its Bluetooth-connected smart toothbrush violates a state privacy law.
October 27, 2021 A class action alleges Walmart has collected Illinois employees’ fingerprints despite failing to satisfy the disclosure requirements of a state privacy law.
October 27, 2021 The operators of a Chicago-area Marriott have unlawfully scanned workers’ fingerprints without providing proper disclosures or obtaining consent, a lawsuit alleges.
October 22, 2021 A class action alleges Method scanned workers’ fingerprints without satisfying Illinois’s disclosure requirements for the collection of biometric data.
September 21, 2021 A class action alleges Samsung has violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting, capturing, storing and using without consent the facial scans of individuals who appear in photos stored on Samsung devices.
September 17, 2021 A class action claims Illinois Subway workers have been required to scan their fingerprints into the restaurant chain’s point-of-sale system in violation of state law.
September 17, 2021 A lawsuit claims Target has collected consumers’ facial geometries through its “Virtual Try-On” feature without satisfying the requirements of an Illinois law.
September 10, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Brainshark has collected scans of consumers’ faces without providing statutory disclosures or obtaining their written consent to do so.
September 10, 2021 A class action claims Amazon has violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting scans of consumers’ facial features through its virtual “try-on” programs.
September 1, 2021 A lawsuit claims Amazon has violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting voiceprints through its Alexa virtual assistant without making statutory disclosures.
August 31, 2021 A class action looks to “put a stop to” IMI Precision Engineering’s allegedly unauthorized collection, storage and use of employees’ biometric data.
August 19, 2021 A lawsuit alleges the Art Institute of Chicago has collected Illinois residents’ biometric information without first obtaining consent or making statutory disclosures.
July 28, 2021 A lawsuit claims Pella Corporation has collected employees’ biometric information through job-related temperature scans without complying with a state privacy law.
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July 20, 2021 A class action claims Lemonade unlawfully collected Illinois residents’ facial geometries through videos uploaded as part of the claims process on the insurer’s website.
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.
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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.
