The Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979, which proposes updated language in the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act to address frivolous lawsuits. The proposal, which still requires House approval, would clarify all instances of an individual's unlawful biometric data capture by a single entity amounts to one violation under the BIPA. Editor's note: IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reported on Illinois' BIPA becoming model biometric privacy legislation other states are beginning to replicate.
12 April 2024
Illinois Senate passes bill to clarify BIPA penalty language
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