United States of America: Reached settlement in civil lawsuit against Snapchat for alleged violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Boone, et al. v. Snap Inc.)
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court