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Amazon must face possible $1B+ class action over Photos face scans
Cook County Record
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Amazon must face possible $1B+ class action over Photos face scans

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Nov 11, 2026

CHICAGO — Amazon will need to face a class action, with potentially more than $1 billion on the line, on behalf of potentially hundreds of tho…

Clearview biometrics settlement tossed; Lawyers didn’t represent everyone involved, judges say
Cook County Record
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Clearview biometrics settlement tossed; Lawyers didn’t represent everyone involved, judges say

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Jul 14, 2026

CHICAGO — Saying the deal was crafted largely to ensure lawyers maintained at least a chance at a big future payday, a federal appeals panel h…

Walmart, UPS hit with class actions over treatment of Spark, Roadie drivers
Cook County Record
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Walmart, UPS hit with class actions over treatment of Spark, Roadie drivers

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Jun 30, 2026

CHICAGO — Walmart and UPS have each been hit with class actions accusing them of violating Illinois laws in how they pay and verify identities…

Meta to ask appeals court to end biometrics suit over Messenger filters
Madison-St. Clair Record
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Meta to ask appeals court to end biometrics suit over Messenger filters

  • Scott Holland
  • Updated May 26, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — A Southern Illinois federal judge will allow Meta to ask a federal appeals panel if its Facebook Messenger program can be sub…

IL biometrics privacy reforms apply to past cases, too: Appeals court
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IL biometrics privacy reforms apply to past cases, too: Appeals court

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Apr 1, 2026

CHICAGO — Pending class action lawsuits under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law may have become significantly less lucrative, after a…

Microsoft hit with IL biometric class action over Teams call transcriptions
Cook County Record
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Microsoft hit with IL biometric class action over Teams call transcriptions

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Feb 26, 2026

SEATTLE Microsoft has been hit with a class action lawsuit under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, potentially worth many millions o…

Siri class action lawsuit greenlit, billions at stake
Cook County Record
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Siri class action lawsuit greenlit, billions at stake

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Feb 5, 2026

CHICAGO - A judge has cleared the way for as many as 3 million Apple device users in Illinois to be included in a class action lawsuit accusin…

Reforms sliced BIPA class actions in 2025, new report says
Cook County Record
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Reforms sliced BIPA class actions in 2025, new report says

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jan 9, 2026

CHICAGO - Reforms to Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law appears to have doled out some relief in 2025 to employers and other businesse…

Reforms prompt big money appeals in IL biometrics cases
Cook County Record
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Reforms prompt big money appeals in IL biometrics cases

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Oct 13, 2025

Editor's note: This is the second installment in a series of stories discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Illinois Biometric Informa…

IL biometric privacy law doesn’t protect corpse fingerprints
Madison-St. Clair Record

IL biometric privacy law doesn’t protect corpse fingerprints

  • Scott Holland
  • Aug 14, 2025

A federal judge has dismissed a class action accusing a funeral home and personalized fingerprint jewelry maker Legacy Touch of improperly col…

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