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Biometric Privacy Law in Illinois Posing Legal Challenge for Truckers

January 27, 2022

Legal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law.

Potential violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008 have recently become a major emphasis of plaintiff attorneys. The law requires that businesses engaged in the collection, use and retention of biometric identifiers such as fingerprints, voice prints, eye retinas, iris scans, full hand or facial geometry scans must inform employees, get their permission and ensure that records are secure.

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