Lensa, an app owned by Prisma Labs used to upload selfies that the app processes to generate artistic images of the user, is subject of putative class action brought under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA. Plaintiffs allege privacy policy omitted information.
Illinois Supreme Court held all causes of action brought under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA are subject to five-year statute of limitations. Tims v. Black Horse Carriers. Holding is the latest disappointment for Illinois companies defending BIPA actions.
A separate claim under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA accrues each time entity scans or transmits individual’s biometric identifier or biometric information, divided Illinois Supreme Court ruled in long-awaited decision. Cothron v. White Castle Systems.
Illinois Supreme Court issued another decision interpreting Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act BIPA, holding separate BIPA violation occurs with each undisclosed and unconsented-to scan or transmission of an individual’s biometric identifier or information.
In 2023, like Illinois BIPA, many state legislatures have biometric privacy acts pending, incl Tenn Consumer Biometric Data Protect, New York Biometric Privacy, Miss Biometric Id Privacy, Mass Biometric Info Privacy, Maryland Biometric Data Privacy, AZ Act Biometric Info