BIPA Claims Over Proctoring Software Will Proceed In Federal, State Courts

Mealey's (March 31, 2022, 7:11 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Students’ claims in three putative class actions against the maker of exam proctoring software largely survived the defendant’s motions to dismiss on March 23, although an Illinois federal judge remanded some of the claims alleging the collection of users’ biometric data by the software under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to state court, finding that federal standing was lacking....