BIPA might be changing, but not soon enough for some class action defendants

Regulatory relief for biometrics-gathering companies in the U.S. state of Illinois didn't arrive in the just-ending legislative session.

There is hope that the regular abbreviated session this fall might result in a new, more business-friendly Biometric Information Privacy Act. There even is a chance that a change, if passed, could come in time to lessen the sting of proposed class actions facing Amazon and Vimeo.

Targeted businesses wish BIPA would go away, but being realistic, many would, for now, …

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