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Apple can’t shake huge class action over Photos face scans
Madison-St. Clair Record
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Apple can’t shake huge class action over Photos face scans

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Jun 9, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — Tech giant Apple could be facing a potentially massive payout, after a federal judge said she will allow an Illinois biometri…

IL biometrics privacy law’s territorial reach limited, appeals court says
Madison-St. Clair Record
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IL biometrics privacy law’s territorial reach limited, appeals court says

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated May 21, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Amazon has turned aside another attempt to use Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law to extract a potentially big payout f…

Privacy class action tossed vs food banks, Meta over Pixel trackers
Southern California Record
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Privacy class action tossed vs food banks, Meta over Pixel trackers

  • Scott Holland
  • Updated May 18, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has pushed back on a class action accusing Meta and several California food banks of violating a state privacy…

Judge: Right to sue under IL biometrics law too important to end suit vs Meta
Madison-St. Clair Record
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Judge: Right to sue under IL biometrics law too important to end suit vs Meta

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Feb 24, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, can't use its user agreement to escape yet another potentially massive pa…

IL biometric suits nixed vs staffing firms over worker fingerprint scans
Cook County Record
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IL biometric suits nixed vs staffing firms over worker fingerprint scans

  • Scott Holland
  • Updated Feb 12, 2026

OTTAWA, ILLINOIS - A state appeals panel has ruled staffing agencies can’t be held liable in potentially costly biometric privacy lawsuits tar…

License plate scans could rev up class actions vs CA parking garages
Northern California Record
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License plate scans could rev up class actions vs CA parking garages

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Feb 10, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO - Parking garage operators in California could face the threat of a rash of class action lawsuits under a California law governi…

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…

IL genetic privacy law can’t fuel class actions vs life insurers
Cook County Record
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IL genetic privacy law can’t fuel class actions vs life insurers

  • Scott Holland
  • Updated Dec 22, 2025

ELGIN, ILLINOIS - An Illinois state appeals panel has agreed Illinois’ genetic information privacy law doesn’t allow lawsuits against life ins…

Judge green lights class action vs Amazon over Alexa ‘voiceprints’
Cook County Record
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Judge green lights class action vs Amazon over Alexa ‘voiceprints’

  • Scott Holland
  • Updated Nov 25, 2025

CHICAGO - A federal judge has greenlit a class action alleging Amazon’s Alexa devices violated an Illinois privacy law through unauthorized vo…

‘Legal minefield:’ Biometrics reforms needed to keep IL tech biz growing
Cook County Record
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‘Legal minefield:’ Biometrics reforms needed to keep IL tech biz growing

  • Jonathan Bilyk
  • Updated Oct 20, 2025

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

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