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The consumer plaintiffs fighting to enjoin Clearview AI Inc.’s purported collection and dissemination of their biometric data have replied to the defendants’ opposition. The plaintiffs asserted that without the requested relief, and in view of newly uncovered information, Clearview could move biometric data offshore, making it more difficult for the plaintiffs to ascertain privacy safeguards and enforce their rights.
The Monday filing includes a statement of supplemental facts that recounts the deposition testimony of Clearview’s general counsel, Thomas Mulcaire. The brief then incorporates deposition excerpts, some of which are redacted, into arguments in favor of the preliminary injunction.
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May 3, 2021
On Friday in the Northern District of Illinois, Clearview AI opposed the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in a biometrics lawsuit against the facial recognition company.
The plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction against Clearview AI, alleging that it surreptitiously scraped and obtained the plaintiffs’ and class members’ photographs and harvested their biometrics to use in the company’s searchable facial recognition database in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and failed to adequately remedy this conduct on its own.
As part of the motion, the plaintiffs sought to enjoin Clearview AI and the named defendants from continuing its purportedly unlawful conduct, including stopping the defendants from possessing, using, and storing the unlawfully collected biometrics; collecting the biometrics without notifying individuals or asking permission; and selling or profiting from peoples’ biometrics wit
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On Friday, the plaintiffs in the consolidated class action against facial recognition company Clearview AI filed a motion for preliminary injunction and a memorandum in support of the motion related to allegations that the defendants surreptitiously scraped and obtained the plaintiffs’ and class’ photographs and harvested their biometrics to use in the company’s searchable facial recognition database; the plaintiffs asserted that the defendants violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and have failed to sufficiently remedy their conduct on their own.
According to the motion, filed in the Northern District of Illinois, the plaintiffs seek to enjoin Clearview AI and the named defendants from “(c)ontinuing to possess, use and store the unlawfully collected biometric identifiers and biometric information (collectively, ‘Biometric Data’) of Illinois residents”; “(c)ollecting, capturing or obtaining Illinois residents’ Biom
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EDWARDSVILLE A Madison heating and cooling company is facing a class action suit over its employee fingerprint scanning.
Justice Ragan, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Jan. 29 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Energy Stars Heating and Cooling Company, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
According to her complaint, Ragan began working for Energy Stars Heating and Cooling in June 2017. She alleges that throughout her employment at Energy Stars, she has been required to use a fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work. She claims digital copies of her fingerprints are scanned, collected and stored. The plaintiff claims her fingerprints are then compared with the fingerprints previously stored in the database.