Biometric Privacy Case Against GradImages to Proceed as Class

A group of students who alleged that graduation-photography company GradImages collected their biometric information in violation of Illinois law may proceed as a class in their privacy lawsuit, a federal judge ruled.

The plaintiffs were able to show that proceeding as a class was appropriate despite individualized questions related to members’ residency, Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois said.

The core questions in the case concern whether GradImages obtained students’ biometric data through a uniform facial recognition process and whether it failed to comply with the requirements of Illinois’ Biometric ...