Wayfair Wrongfully Stores Fingerprints, Illinois Suit Says (1)

Home furnishings e-commerce giant Wayfair LLC unlawfully collects and stores warehouse employees’ biometric data, according to a class action complaint filed in Illinois state court.

Wayfair violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by failing to inform workers in writing about its fingerprint-based time-tracking system and not getting releases from them before collecting their prints, plaintiff Pavel Balaz says on behalf of a proposed Illinois class.

The suit in Cook County Circuit Court is the latest to go after companies that collect and use employees’ and customers’ fingerprints, facial scans, and other data in Illinois. Caterpillar Inc. and Keurig Dr. ...