HIPPA trumps biometric privacy law in drug cabinet lawsuit

A rare Biometric Information Privacy Act win for the defense has been recorded in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Health care workers in some instances are not protected by BIPA, an Illinois law that requires private organizations to get written consent from people before collecting biometric data and inform them of how it will be managed.

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously found that no consent is required when a health care worker is required by an employer to submit to …

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