Some analysts predict that U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang's rejection of Google's legal argument that the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act did not apply to scanned photographs could be precedent setting, Cook County Record reports. “If this interpretation of the IBIPA is sustained through this case and by other courts, it would be significant in making it clear that the requirements of the statute apply to face scans from photos, not just face scans made in person," said McGuire Woods' Steve Gold. "Any business that collects retina or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints or scans of hand or face geometry may wish to consult its attorney about the applicability of the statute.” 
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