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Taking photo is one thing, storing biometrics to compare against without consent is quite another Illinois has the Biometric Information Privacy Act. https://

• dmitrygr 1y ago
  Fair. If anything is stored, it likely would be illegal in some states.
  • qingcharles 1y ago
    Frustratingly, the BIPA might exclude these offensive actions. It was really designed to protect customers from bad businesses. This sort of action probably didn't factor into it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45750955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45750955 From the statute: "A private entity does not include a State or local government agency."
  • advisedwang 1y ago
    Something must already be stored, for them to be comparing the photo against.
    • dmitrygr 1y ago
      Hypothetically: driver license/passport databases are theirs already