The state law basically says you can collect iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, facial geometry scans, but you have to get written consent to do so.
In U.S. District Court in Chicago Wednesday, a jury awarded a $228 million verdict to the truck drivers who filed a class-action suit. BNSF was found guilty of violating Illinois the Biometric Privacy Act .basically says you can collect iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, facial geometry scans, but you have to get written consent to do so.
The jury determined BNSF violated BIPA 45,600 times and entered a verdict of $228 million – awarding the maximum of a $5,000 penalty per occurrence, according to the law firm. Also since the biometric privacy law passed, Facebook was also saddled with a $650 million settlement for its"face templates."
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