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

eDiscovery Daily

On January 25, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected an argument from a popular theme park that would have limited a state law that requires consent for the use of facial recognition and other biometrics. US , I’ve been saying that 2018 was the year of data privacy. It doesn’t seem to be slowing down any in 2019.

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2019 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 2

eDiscovery Daily

We grouped those cases into common subject themes and will review them over the next few posts. Contesting the case, Six Flags argued it couldn’t be held liable unless the plaintiff demonstrated a tangible injury from the unauthorized collection, often a difficult task in privacy lawsuits. GEO Group, Inc. COOPERATION.