Just recently, a California federal court issued a notable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") opinion in Zellmer v. Facebook, Inc., No. 18 CV 1880 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2022).
California federal court issued notable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA opinion in Zellmer v. Facebook, Inc., could have significant implications for companies seeking to limit scope of liability exposure in BIPA class action litigation.
A California federal judge on Thursday found that it would be "patently unreasonable" to hold Facebook liable for claims that it failed to inform nonusers in Illinois about its collection and storage of their facial scans, while advancing to trial allegations that the company neglected to publicly post a biometric data retention policy.