Class Suit Over Shutterfly’s Facial Recognition Software Survives Motion To Dismiss

Mealey's (September 19, 2017, 1:24 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 15 denied a motion to dismiss a class complaint accusing Shutterfly Inc. of violating Illinois’ Biometic Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by using facial recognition software to scan faces in uploaded images and then storing that data (Alejandro Monroy, et al. v. Shutterfly, Inc., No. 16-10984, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149604)....