Illinois' highest court on Friday (Feb 17) said companies violate the state's unique biometric privacy law each time they misuse a person's private information, not just the first time, a ruling that could expose businesses to billions of dollars in penalties. The Illinois Supreme Court in a 4–3 decision said fast food chain White Castle System Inc must face claims...
Illinois' highest court on Friday said companies violate the state's unique biometric privacy law each time they misuse a person's private information, not just the first time, a ruling that could expose businesses to billions of dollars in penalties.
White Castle had argued that it could only be sued for initially collecting each worker's fingerprint, and not every time they were scanned to access a company computer system. The court on Friday said BIPA broadly prohibits "collecting" or "capturing" biometric information without consent, and White Castle had to collect workers' fingerprints every time they used the computer system.
James Zouras, a lawyer for the named plaintiff, said the decision means companies cannot shirk their legal obligations to safeguard private information."Hopefully, today's decision will encourage employers and other biometric data collectors to finally start taking the law seriously," he said.
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