Christian Dior Inc. won’t have to face a proposed class action alleging it collected facial scans from website visitors in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
The company’s practices fell under a statutory exemption for information captured from a patient in a health care setting, Judge Elaine E. Bucklo of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Jan. 10, granting Dior’s motion to dismiss.
Delma Warmack-Stillwell sued the fashion company after using its virtual try-on feature on her phone 10 times to try on sunglasses.
She alleged the company didn’t obtain written consent from ...
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