Amazon loses dismissal bid in BIPA case, could face many more plaintiffs

A 2019 biometric privacy lawsuit in the U.S. against Amazon has just gotten more significant. A U.S. district judge last week said the plaintiffs can include everyone who has used Amazon's Alexa web service.

Amazon lost a bid October 31 to have its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act case dismissed. Plaintiffs argue that Amazon violates BIPA when Alexa records and analyzes a person's voiceprint without first getting consent.

In asking for the dismissal, Amazon's attorneys said Alexa buyers have to …

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