BIPA keeping courtrooms and lobbyists busy

A lobbying group widely considered a so-called Astroturf organization has posted its argument for ending the U.S. state of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act's threat to businesses.

Lawsuits alleging BIPA violations by businesses are harming companies more than they are helping consumers, it says.

The group is called Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and it has offices across the nation challenging judicial review of a given issue. Despite the name, it is a business advocacy group that was first started to …

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