Biometric Data

A federal court in Illinois ruled that a class of consumers can pursue its claim that Apple violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting scans of facial geometry and other information without informed consent.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal court in Illinois ruled that a class of consumers can pursue its claim that Apple violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting scans of facial geometry and other information without informed consent.

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