Illinois Woman Tells Court Shutterfly’s Face Scanning Violates Biometrics Law

Mealey's (December 11, 2020, 1:28 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — Opposing a motion to dismiss by Shutterfly Inc., one of two named plaintiffs in a putative class complaint against the company filed a brief in Illinois federal court on Dec. 7 asserting that Shutterfly’s facial scanning feature violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) because it obtains individuals’ biometric identifiers without their consent (Vernita Miracle-Pond, et al. v. Shutterfly Inc., No. 1:19-cv-04722, N.D. Ill.)....