Reuters reports BNSF Railway agreed to pay USD75 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming its use of biometrics violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The lawsuit claimed the company collected fingerprints at automated gate systems. BNSF did not admit liability.
28 Feb. 2024
Railway company to pay $75M to resolve biometrics lawsuit
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