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Illinois Court Says Biometric Fingerprint is Violation of Privacy, Even Without Injury: Data Privacy Trends

eDiscovery Daily

According to The Verge ( Crucial biometric privacy law survives Illinois court fight , written by Russell Brandom), Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (or BIPA), passed in 2008, requires affirmative consent for companies to collect biometric markers from their customers, including fingerprints and facial recognition models.