Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) filings continue to occur in the Illinois courts. April saw 53 new BIPA complaints filed in Illinois, the vast majority of which were brought in Cook County. 

• Facial geometry cases continue to rise, with eight explicit face scan cases being filed, and an additional twelve cases that hint at facial recognition technology. 
• The transportation industry continues to be the sector seeing the most BIPA complaints filed against it (18), with the food, health, and beauty sectors also being hit with multiple BIPA claims.

Companies using any form of biometric technology in Illinois should be aware of this highly litigious environment and make sure that such use is in compliance with the law. This is especially true for businesses operating in the transportation, trucking, and logistics sectors, given the above trends.

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