United States of America: Lawsuit against Snapchat for alleged violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Boone, et al. v. Snap Inc.)
Progress
Current status
concluded
23 Aug 2022 concluded
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Reached settlement in civil lawsuit against Snapchat for alleged violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Boone, et al. v. Snap Inc.)
On 23 August 2022, a settlement was reached in the civil lawsuit against Snap Inc. for alleged violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). To resolve the matter, Snap Inc. agreed to pay USD 35 million. However the company den…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
closure
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court