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Illinois Amends BIPA To Limit Violations And Recovery Under The Act

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On August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2979 (“SB 2979”) into law, making significant changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). By way of background, BIPA requires private employers...more

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Illinois Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Privacy Act Per-Scan Damages

On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a law that clarifies that the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) does not provide for per-scan damages, legislatively overruling the Supreme...more

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It’s Official – BIPA’s “Per-Scan” Damages Are Out; Electronic Signatures Are In

If you heard a collective sigh of relief last week, it was probably businesses reacting as Illinois Governor Pritzker finally signed Senate Bill 2979, officially reforming BIPA for the first time since 2008. As a reminder, SB...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Clarify ‘Per-Scan’ Damages for Privacy Act Violations, Awaits Governor’s Signature

The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting claims for per-scan damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA), legislatively overruling the Supreme Court of Illinois’s...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Major BIPA Amendment

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On May 16, 2024, the Illinois Legislature passed SB 2979, which amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to clarify that any person whose biometric identifier or biometric information is “scanned” by a...more

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BIPA Reform on the Horizon: Illinois Legislature Passes Significant Legislation Eliminating Per-Scan Damages

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The first—and a significant—amendment to the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) has just passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature and is headed to Governor Pritzker for approval. SB2979 amends BIPA to address the...more

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