Illinois Snapchat users who use filters or lenses may qualify for payment. After Illinois won a lawsuit once morest Snap in a class action lawsuit over $35 million worth of user data collection methods.
Snapchat’s filters and lenses violate the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data without the user’s consent.
Illinois has some of the most stringent laws for companies collecting residents’ biometric data, such as fingerprints, iris and retina scans. and face scanning
State law requires companies to tell people in writing that Why is their biometric data collected and how long is it retained? and prohibit the sale and transfer of information.
Illinois residents using lenses and filters between Nov. 17, 2015, and up may be eligible for a reduction in the deal, which is estimated to be between $58-117 ($2,099-4,235).
