Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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.

July 31, 2020 IKO Midwest faces a class action that claims the shingle manufacturer violated an Illinois privacy law in collecting workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

July 10, 2020 A former Evergreen Living & Rehab Center employee claims the company collects worker fingerprints for timekeeping purposes in violation of an Illinois privacy law.

May 22, 2020 A class action claims a Chicago-area used car dealer violated Illinois privacy law by collecting, storing and using employee fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without first making certain disclosures.

May 8, 2020 Consumers claim Apple's collection of facial geometries through its Photos app violates Illinois biometric privacy law.

May 5, 2020 A class action alleges TikTok's practice of scanning users' faces without consent violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

April 10, 2020 SP Plus faces a lawsuit that claims it violated an Illinois privacy law by failing to provide proper disclosures before collecting workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

April 3, 2020 Pretium Packaging is facing a lawsuit in which two former employees claim the plastic container manufacturer has improperly collected workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

March 18, 2020 A former Great Wolf Lodge employee claims the resort and indoor water park operator has overstepped a biometric privacy law by collecting and storing workers’ fingerprints.

February 21, 2020 A class action alleges Clarifai violated Illinois law by harvesting and storing facial scans of OKCupid users' profile photos.

February 12, 2020 A class action suit claims Capital Fitness, Inc. and Executive Affiliates illegally collected employees’ fingerprints to keep track of their hours.

February 4, 2020 A class action claims Compass Group USA illegally collected Illinois customers’ fingerprints at its vending machines without consent.

January 30, 2020 IBM faces a class action that alleges the company collected, stored and shared with third parties facial scans of more than one million people featured in Flickr photos.

January 30, 2020 IBM faces a class action over allegations that the company scanned millions of photos to create face templates without consent to do so.

January 24, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit claims NFI Industries, Inc. overstepped an Illinois privacy law when it collected employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

January 13, 2020 A class action claims Biometric Impressions Corp. violated an Illinois privacy law when collecting and storing individuals' fingerprints on behalf of clients.

January 8, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims PersonalizationMall.com, LLC unlawfully collected and stored employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without obeying Illinois law.

December 13, 2019 A class action claims an Illinois Wingstop operator violated state law by improperly collecting workers’ biometric information.

November 20, 2019 Hollywood Casino in Joliet, Illinois has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit in which a woman claims the casino unlawfully collected scans of rewards program members’ facial features without proper authorization.

November 19, 2019 A class action claims Amazon Web Services stored biometric data captured by third parties without adhering to Illinois’ BIPA regulations.

November 18, 2019 The operator of Aurora, IL's Hollywood Casino faces a class action lawsuit over its allegedly unauthorized use of facial scanning software on rewards program members.

November 7, 2019 A class action claims an Illinois casino obtained scans of customers’ faces without their knowledge or permission, in violation of a state privacy law.

October 16, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit out of Illinois claims Corner Bakery Cafe overstepped state privacy law with its practice of collecting employees’ fingerprints to track their work hours.

September 5, 2019 The Home Depot, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in which four Illinois shoppers claim the home improvement chain’s facial recognition security cameras overstep a state privacy law.

August 26, 2019 An Illinois woman is behind a class action lawsuit in which she claims PAR Technology, the maker of point-of-sale systems that allow restaurants to track workers’ hours using a fingerprint scanner, violated the state's Biometric Privacy Act.

August 14, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois circuit court by a former DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago housekeeper who claims the hotel violated the state’s biometric privacy law by scanning her fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

May 10, 2019 A proposed class action alleges the operators of Cambria Hotel in Chicago overstepped Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing employees’ fingerprints for the purpose of tracking work hours.

January 21, 2019 White Castle and Cross Match Technologies face a proposed class action in IL over the collection, storage and dissemination of employee fingerprints.

January 11, 2019 A class action alleges OHM Concession Group and its bio-tech providers violated the Illinois BIPA by failing to obtain proper consent before capturing and storing fingerprints.

October 22, 2018 A former Xanitos employee claims the company stores its workers' fingerprints without complying with Illinois Biometric Privacy Act requirements.