Rules around bulk data purchases by US intelligence, law enforcement reviewed

An insurer must cover an Illinois client’s lawsuit over alleged biometric data privacy violations in a case involving the sale of a massive facial recognition database to police.

A decision by the federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and reported by Claims Journal affirms a lower court decision that “catch-all” insurance policy provisions excluding coverage for regulatory violations do not apply to allegations under the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act.

A data broker called Wynndalco Enterprises sold the Chicago Police …

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