June 22, 2023
An Illinois federal judge gave his initial go-ahead Thursday to a nearly $425,000 biometric privacy settlement between PetSmart and a group of current and former warehouse workers, who say they were required to use a voice-tracking headset without first providing informed consent.
June 09, 2023
PetSmart has agreed to pay nearly $425,000 to end litigation over accusations that the pet-supply giant required Illinois warehouse workers to use a voice-tracking headset that unlawfully collected their biometric voice data, according to settlement documents filed in federal court.
June 22, 2022
PetSmart told an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to throw out a former employee's lawsuit targeting its use of voice-tracking software, arguing he hasn't shown the technology collects voiceprints that are protected by the Biometric Information Privacy Act.