A new lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court is shining a spotlight on the legal risks tied to AI-powered meeting assistants that offer transcription and speaker identification services on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The complaint, brought by Illinois resident Katelin Cruz, alleges that California-based tech company Fireflies.AI Corp. is illegally harvesting and storing
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Home Depot Facial Scan Lawsuit Voluntarily Dismissed—What’s Next for Biometric Privacy Compliance?
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
A recent federal class action lawsuit challenging Home Depot Inc.’s use of facial scanning technology at self-checkout kiosks has come to a sudden halt. The plaintiff, Benjamin Jankowski, voluntarily dropped the case, with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granting dismissal without prejudice. Jankowski v. The Home Depot, No. 1:25-cv-09144…
Getting Too Personal? Illinois Court Says Family Medical History is Genetic Information
By Roma Patel on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
On May 15, 2025, a district court in Illinois denied a motion by defendant Hospital Sisters Health System and Saint Francis (HSHS) to dismiss a class action claim brought against the hospital system under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA).
GIPA regulates the use, disclosure, and acquisition of genetic information and has adopted the…