Furrer Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it collected the biometric information of website visitors using its virtual try-on tool without their consent in violation of Illinois privacy law, a federal court ruled.
Plaintiff Jennifer Conidi’s claims failed because they were barred by the general healthcare exemption in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, Judge Jeremy C. Daniel of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Wednesday.
While Daniel ...
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