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$228M Damages Award Vacated in First BIPA Trial

Karen H. Shin | The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois vacated a $228 million damages award in Rogers v. BNSF Railway Co., the first case tried to a verdict under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In Rogers v. BNSF Railway Co., rail workers alleged that BNSF Railway Co. (“BNSF”) collected their biometric…

Montana Passes Law Regulating Facial Recognition Use by Police

Jason C. Hirsch | Montana recently passed the Facial Recognition for Government Use Act (“FRGUA”), which permits state and local agencies, including law enforcement, to use facial recognition to look for suspects, victims of, or witnesses to serious crimes. However, FRGUA prohibits the use of “continuous” facial recognition and establishes human review and audit procedures to ensure compliance…

FTC Adopts Biometric Policy Statement

Tianmei Ann Huang | The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement (“Statement”) raising significant concerns about consumer privacy, data security, and the potential for bias and discrimination associated with the increasing use of biometric information and related technologies. The Statement warns that false, misleading, or unsubstantiated statements made about the accuracy of biometric information technologies and/or practices may…

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