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May 3, 2021
On Friday in the Northern District of Illinois, Clearview AI opposed the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in a biometrics lawsuit against the facial recognition company.
The plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction against Clearview AI, alleging that it surreptitiously scraped and obtained the plaintiffs’ and class members’ photographs and harvested their biometrics to use in the company’s searchable facial recognition database in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and failed to adequately remedy this conduct on its own.
As part of the motion, the plaintiffs sought to enjoin Clearview AI and the named defendants from continuing its purportedly unlawful conduct, including stopping the defendants from possessing, using, and storing the unlawfully collected biometrics; collecting the biometrics without notifying individuals or asking permission; and selling or profiting from peoples’ biometrics wit
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Ill. Judge Denies Stay For Biometric Data Vendor In BIPA Case
Law360 (April 29, 2021, 4:18 PM EDT) An Illinois federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid from Kronos Inc. to pause a lawsuit accusing it of violating Illinois landmark biometric privacy law pending two closely watched appellate cases, saying the timekeeping technology maker waited too long to request a stay.
Kronos, a company that makes timekeeping software and other human resources products and services, says the case should be stayed until a state appellate court weighs in on the proper statute of limitations for Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claims in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers Inc., and until the Seventh Circuit rules in Cothron v. White Castle.
EDWARDSVILLE A Marymac employee claims her employer violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing employee fingerprint scans without consent.
Danielle Stone, on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Marymac Inc., and Mary N. Murray, alleging violation of BIPA.
Stone alleges in her complaint that she and certain other Marymac employees were required to use punch-clock fingerprint scans at their job sites. She claims employees were not informed in writing about the collection of their biometric data. She also alleges they did not give their consent for their information to be collected, stored and used.
EDWARDSVILLE Quality Packaging Specialists International is accused of unlawfully collecting and storing employees biometric data through fingerprint scans.
Dawn Callender, on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Quality Packaging Specialists International LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Callender alleges in the class action that she and other Quality Packaging Specialists employees were subjected to unlawful biometric scanning and storages practices when they were required to clock in and out by scanning their fingerprints.
Callender claims Quality Packaging Specialists did not abide by BIPA laws by taking employees fingerprint scans and failed to notify employees of the biometric scanning. Callender further claims that Quality Packaging Specialists failed to obtain written consent to collect and store employees biometric data
BELLEVILLE Colonnade Senior Development is facing a class action alleging it illegally obtained and stored employees biometric data through fingerprint scans.
Jacqueline Souers, on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Colonnade Senior Development LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
According to the class action complaint, Souers worked for Colonnade and claims the company violated BIPA by requiring certain employees to scan their fingerprints while clocking in and out for work at job sites.
She alleges Colonnade failed to notify employees the practice is taking place, failed to obtain written permission from employees to collect their biometric data and failed to maintain employees biometric data in a sufficiently secure manner. Souers also claims the company failed to disclose how and for how long the employees biometric data w