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5 Key Takeaways | Biometrics: Identifying and Mitigating Legal Risks
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) contains an exemption in Section 25(e) of the Act that provides BIPA does not apply to a government contractor (the “Government Contractor Exemption.”)...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently resolved a critical question left open by Illinois’ August 2, 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”): whether the amendment applies...more
In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on April 1, 2026, that Illinois’ 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) applies retroactively,...more
Privacy compliance obligations continue to evolve quickly, as lawmakers and regulators refine rules governing data collection and security. As biometric technologies become more common in workplace and consumer-facing...more
Every so often a law that was passed years ago quietly becomes a present-day compliance reality. Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is one of those laws. Tucked into an eleven-hundred-page...more
The past few years have seen a wide variety of AI-powered innovations which have transformed the workplace. Of these tools, AI-powered automated transcription and note-taking technologies have become some of the most...more
In a major win for businesses facing Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that the 2024 amendment limiting damages applies retroactively to cases...more
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
Companies are increasingly combining biometric information with artificial intelligence (AI) tools — and privacy plaintiffs are taking notice. The collection of biometric information and use of AI each independently present...more
Companies have been concerned about the weaponization of BIPA, Illinois’s biometric privacy law. As many are well aware, BIPA contains a private right of action, which has resulted in a flood of BIPA suits in the state. A...more
On December 22, 2025, the New York City Bar issued a formal opinion on the ethics for AI use in the recording, transcription, and summarization of conversations between attorneys and clients. The opinion of the Professional...more
A federal appeals court just handed businesses a significant victory in Illinois biometric privacy litigation, but companies still face important obligations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). On...more
A putative class action filed in December 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois offers a reminder that AI meeting assistant and transcription tools potentially carry significant legal exposure...more
In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to clarify that an individual cannot seek recovery for multiple alleged violations of BIPA when those violations concern...more
Last week, the Seventh Circuit gave a significant victory to defendants facing claims under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA”), holding that a 2024 amendment limiting damages available to a prevailing plaintiff...more
In Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit predicted that the Illinois Supreme Court would hold that the legislature’s amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more
On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which consolidated three interlocutory appeals, issued a significant ruling in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., that resolves the question of whether...more
Last week, a unanimous Seventh Circuit panel concluded that the Illinois General Assembly’s recent change to the calculation of statutory damages under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) applies retroactively...more
On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued a long-awaited opinion concerning the proper construction of an August 2024 Amendment (SB 2979) to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more
The Seventh Circuit recently confirmed that the 2024 amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) would apply retroactively, effectively limiting the available statutory damages under the statute....more
A Seventh Circuit ruling predicting the Illinois Supreme Court’s stance on per-scan recovery takes significant wind out of plaintiffs’ sails....more
On April 1, 2026, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a significant ruling foreclosing the possibility of “per-scan” damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more
Key Takeaways - The Seventh Circuit held that the BIPA damages cap applies retroactively to pending cases....more
A federal appeals court just handed Illinois businesses a significant victory, holding that the 2024 amendment to BIPA capping damages at one recovery per person – not one per scan – must be applied to all cases already...more
Nearly three million dating-app users never knew their photos ended up training a facial recognition system. On March 30, the Federal Trade Commission settled with Match Group Americas and its subsidiary Humor Rainbow, Inc. —...more