Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Tag

31 Dec Google Facial Recognition Lawsuit Dismissed in the US

Posted at 23:23h in Foreign, News by Disini & Disini Law Office

Earlier this week, US District Judge Edmond Chang in Chicago dismissed a case which accused Google of violating Illinois privacy laws. Plaintiffs said that Google’s facial recognition software violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act when it collected and stored users’ images without their permission...

20 Sep Shutterfly to Face Privacy Lawsuit

Posted at 10:44h in Foreign, News by Disini & Disini Law Office

Last Friday, a federal judge allowed privacy lawsuit against image publishing company Shutterfly to continue. U.S. District Court Judge Joan B. Gottschall in Illinois ruled in favor of Florida resident Alejandro Monroy who filed a class-action complaint which states that the company violated the Illinois...