Rivera v. Google Inc.

Memorandum Opinion and Order

Honorable Edmond E. Chang, United States District Judge

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act forbids the unauthorized collection and storing of some types of biometric data. 740ILCS 14/1 et seq. A private entity cannot gather and use someone’s “biometric identifier”—defined as retinal or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, or hand or face geometry scans—unless that person has consented. Id. § 14/10. The Act also bans the non-consensual collection and storage of information (the Act labels it “biometric information”) that is “based on” those biometric…