Ill. Biometric Law Ruling Will Bring Insurance Coverage Issues

By Siobhán Murphy and Vincent Tomkiewicz (October 16, 2019, 5:56 PM EDT) -- A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that Illinois Facebook users may bring claims for privacy violations under state law for the use and storage of biometric information on the company's platforms and servers.[1] Three Illinois residents allege that face templates of them were created and used by Facebook Inc. without sufficient notice, agreement and protection under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.[2]...

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