US Data Privacy Litigation: Biometrics and consumer health data litigation
This article provides insight into biometrics and consumer health data in relation to US data privacy litigation.
Published: 31 March 2025
This article is part of a series on US Data Privacy Litigation. The full series can be accessed here, with the other articles in the series listed below.
Private litigants alleging violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act have had success settling claims regarding the privacy of their biometric data. The largest per-member award to date, around USD1,000 each for a class with over 45,000 members, comes from the sole BIPA case that was decided by a jury.This article provides insight into biometrics and consumer health data in relation to US data privacy litigation.
US Data Privacy Litigation – Series Overview
The overview page for the series can be accessed here.
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US Data Privacy Litigation: Biometrics and consumer health data litigation
This article provides insight into biometrics and consumer health data in relation to US data privacy litigation.
Published: 31 March 2025
Contributors:
Müge Fazlioglu
Principal Researcher, Privacy Law and Policy, IAPP
CIPP/E, CIPP/US
This article is part of a series on US Data Privacy Litigation. The full series can be accessed here, with the other articles in the series listed below.
Private litigants alleging violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act have had success settling claims regarding the privacy of their biometric data. The largest per-member award to date, around USD1,000 each for a class with over 45,000 members, comes from the sole BIPA case that was decided by a jury.This article provides insight into biometrics and consumer health data in relation to US data privacy litigation.
US Data Privacy Litigation – Series Overview
The overview page for the series can be accessed here.
This content is eligible for Continuing Professional Education credits. Please self-submit according to CPE policy guidelines.
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