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Illinois Federal Judge Finds Another Eyewear Virtual Try-on Class Action Is Exempt Under BIPA’s Healthcare Exemption

A federal judge in Illinois recently ruled that online shoppers cannot sustain claims that a virtual try-on (VTO) tool that allegedly scans facial geometry to preview the look of sunglasses on their face violates the...more

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Advertisers Bear Burden of Proving Individuals’ Consent to Appear in Ads, B.C. Court Rules – Also Holds that Legislatures Cannot...

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In Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2022 BCSC 914, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) held that Facebook used class members’ names and images in its “Sponsored Stories” advertising program without their consent,...more

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Google Defeats Biometric Privacy Lawsuit on Article III Standing Grounds

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Google emerged victorious in Rivera v. Google on December 29, 2018, obtaining a win in the long-running privacy class action involving technology that allows users of the Google Photos service to organize their photos by...more

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Biometric Data Privacy Act Class Action Dismissed for Lack of Actual Injury

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A federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a putative class action alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act — known as the BIPA — holding that the allegation of a mere...more

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No Actual Harm, No Foul: No Standing In Federal Illinois BIPA Case

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An Illinois federal court recently remanded a case back to Illinois state court after concluding, sua sponte, that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a privacy suit initiated by a class of employees asserting...more

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California Federal District Court Does Not ‘Like’ Facebook’s Standing Argument In Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In light of the uncertainties surrounding lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Information Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”), the Northern District of California has taken a firm position on a...more

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Mobile App VPPA Suit Survives Spokeo Standing Challenge

In Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., a user of the free USA Today app alleged that each time he viewed a video clip, the app transmitted his mobile Android ID, GPS coordinates and identification of the...more

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