Millions in biometric data privacy lawsuit settlements continue to pile up

It's another busy day for biometric privacy plaintiffs in the U.S. state of Illinois.

A regional grocery chain and Instagram both have agreed to settle proposed class actions. Another putative class action has been filed, this time against Twitter's owner, X Corp. And in a split decision, the Illinois Supreme Court has declined to rethink its damages-multiplying accrual ruling.

The grocer, New Albertsons, this week agreed to settle a proposed class action involving voiceprints for $1.1 million, a paltry …

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