Box 5229 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 info@GoogleBIPASettlement.com 833-927-3418 Tags: BIPA, Taking/Storing/Using Biometric Data, Your Privacy A state statute violates the commerce clause "[w]hen a state statute directly regulates or discriminates against interstate commerce, or when its effect is to favor in-state economic interests over out-of-state interests." Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. , 525 F.Supp.2d 1019 (N.D. Ill. 2007) ("It is incorrect [in determining whether a disputed transaction occurred in Illinois] to focus on only one aspect of the disputed transaction."). Although Avery specifically dealt with Illinois's Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, its reasoning on whether a transaction occurred in Illinois in determining extraterritoriality concerns has since been used for other Illinois statutory claims. 's Br. Def. 740 ILCS 14/10. R. 491, Exh. R. 40, Rivera First Am. Also, please note that our attorneys do not seek to practice law in any jurisdiction in which they are not properly authorized to do so. Indeed, because advances in technology are what drove the Illinois legislature to enact the Privacy Act in the first place, it is unlikely that the statute sought to limit the definition of biometric identifier by limiting how the measurements are taken. And even if applying the Act to ordinary individuals might be a good reason to amend the Act, it is not a reason to depart from the plain meaning of the statutory text. Specifically, the parties need to develop what Google's burdens of compliance would actually be under the Privacy Act, if it were read in the way the Plaintiffs suggest. This line of thinking is not persuasive. 448, 835 N.E.2d 801, 85253 (2005) (quoting DurIte Co. v. Indus. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, Illinois Northern District. 2016) (drawing a distinction, which this Opinion does not adopt, between digital photographs and physical photographs). Compl. Id. Much of this case revolves around conduct occurring online or on a "cloud." Google argues that under this extraterritoriality test, the Privacy Act as construed by Rivera and Weiss violates the Commerce Clause. It would also allow the Court to see in more detail how Google's specific transactions fit into the current legal landscape on Internet-based Commerce Clause violations. Under Illinois law, an Illinois statute does not have extraterritorial effect unless the Assembly expressly intended it. 984 (2008) (profiling "one-click" web agreements). Cited by. In the months leading up to March 2016, photographs of Lindabeth Rivera were allegedly taken by a "Google Droid device" in Illinois and automatically uploaded to Google Photos, a cloud-based service. 's Br at 1112, and the Court does not treat them as binding. Because the parties base some of their arguments on these "do not include" sentences, it is worth noting that some of these sentences do not simply set out exceptions, in the usual sense of the word "exceptions," to the specified biometric identifiers. At no time was Rivera's or Weiss's consent sought by Google to create or use the face-templates. All in all, the reference to "photographs" in the first "do not include" sentence is no help to Google's argument. Id. As noted earlier, the Privacy Act only subjects violators to statutory damages if there is negligence or willfulness. To finish creating your account, enter the verification code when prompted. v. Google LLC - Settlement Website. 3 585911.1 Case: 1:16-cv-02714 . Compl. 2627; Rivera First Am. Parties, docket activity and news coverage of federal case Rivera et al v. Google LLC., case number 1:16-cv-02714, from Illinois Northern Court. Google is a citizen of Delaware (its place of incorporation) and California (its principal place of business). Circumstances will vary in every case but the factors considered in Avery (assessing an Illinois Consumer Fraud Act claim) are instructive: the residency of the plaintiff, the location of harm, communications between parties (where sent and where received), and where a company policy is carried out. Google's primary argument is that Rivera and Weiss really are complaining about Google's use of their photographs , and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act does not cover photographs or information derived from photographs. [1] 28. Id. Def. At the time of the automatic upload and face-scan, the photographer's Droid device was still in Illinois and would have had an Illinois-based Internet Protocol (IP) address. Based on these allegations, Rivera and Weiss, individually and on behalf of a proposed class, bring suit against Google for a violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. 's Br. Description 1 Mar 1, 2016 COMPLAINT filed by Lindabeth Rivera; Jury Demand. No. Id. LINDABETH RIVERA and JOSEPH WEISS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE, INC., Defendant. This reads like a "just to be totally sure" disqualifier, rather than an ordinary exception, because it seems unlikely that written signatures could ever fit into any of the affirmatively specified biometric identifiers (to repeat the specified list: "a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or scan of hand or face geometry"). And the Section goes on to point out that "[t]he full ramifications of biometric technology are not fully known." Section 5 is entitled, "Legislative findings; intent," and elaborates on the legislature's concerns. As such, parties are always free to raise Article III objections, regardless of the stage of litigation. 65161605) and maintains an office in Cook County, Illinois. 7. See, e.g. at 8, in the separate definitions of "biometric identifier" and "biometric information." 28 U.S.C. 28. Id. Id. 3. [1] They asserted that Google violated the Act by applying its face-recognition program to images of them without their knowledge or consent. v. Metro. Rivera v. Google offers key insight into the federal standing threshold for BIPA claims, and provides litigants a vital defense strategy for fighting back against, and defeating, BIPA actions in . The $400 check will come from a pool of around $100 million that Google has agreed to pay as part of the settlement. Plaintiffs Lindabeth Rivera and Joseph Weiss both sued Google, alleging the company unlawfully collected, stored and exploited their face-geometry scans via Google Photos in . Google also used the templates to recognize their gender, age, race, and location. Both Rivera and Weiss contend that their face-templates were then used by Google to find and group together other photos of them. Google also offers a backup argument: even if what Google is doing would run afoul of the Privacy Act if done in Illinois , Google supposedly did not do anything in Illinois, so there is no violation of that Illinois law. Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94, 127 S.Ct. 's Reply Br. Rivera's and Weiss's claims were consolidated for the purposes of Google's response. The definition simply lists the specific identifiers that are covered. Google contends that the face scans did not occur "primarily and substantially" in Illinois. See R. 41, Weiss First Am. California's next wave of privacy legislation, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), expands the freshly enacted California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). to Dismiss. to Dismiss; R. 49, Def. 1955 ). Honorable Edmond E. Chang, United States District Judge. Def. Instead, a court must analyze whether "the circumstances relating to the transaction occur primarily and substantially" within Illinois. Rivera v. Google, Inc. One such action is Rivera, where two individualsone a Google Photos user, the other notfiled suit claiming that the face-recognition feature of Google Photos violated BIPA. 2197, 167 L.Ed.2d 1081 (2007). "[S]cans" of "face geometry" made it into the final version, and those, as described above under a plain-meaning interpretation of the statute, can apply equally to in-person and photograph-based biometric measurement of faces. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Between 2013 and 2016, Weiss took "approximately twenty-one" photos of himself while in Illinois on his Droid device. Joseph Weiss alleges a violation of the same Act on the same grounds. Nothing in the statute says, one way or the other, how the biometric measurements must be obtained (or stored, for that matter) in order to meet the definition of "biometric identifier." Paris v. Feder , 179 Ill.2d 173, 227 Ill.Dec. 's Mot. 2080, 90 L.Ed.2d 552 (1986). Ins. at 613. Rivera v. Google, a recent federal court decision from the Northern District of Illinois, highlights how challenges to Article III standing are a versatile and useful tool for corporate defendants in privacy and cybersecurity litigation. The case is Lindabeth Rivera v. Google Inc., (16-cv-02714), filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 27. M Mazzara, K Khanda, R Mustafin, V Rivera, L Safina, A Sillitti. Compl. Rochelle Swartz is an associate in the Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group in Orrick's New York office. The defense reply is due by 06/17/2016. Residents of other states are eligible to file a claim if they previously lived in Illinois between May 1, 2015 and April 24, 2022 and appeared in at least one photo uploaded to Google Photos during that same time period.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'thedesk_net-box-4','ezslot_14',125,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thedesk_net-box-4-0'); The $400 check will come from a pool of around $100 million that Google has agreed to pay as part of the settlement. Google also refers to legislative "history" in the form of what happened after the Privacy Act's enactment. I, 8, cl. Ins. In addition to the factors needing discovery mentioned earlier, one of the arguments unique to the Commerce Clause section also warrants further factual development. Affiliated Hospitals Medical Group Practice Practice Locations 9048 Sugar Est St. Thomas, VI 00802-3634 Phone: (340) 776-8311 Office Hours: Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM When searching for the statutory text's plain meaning, the overall structure of the statute can provide guidance. Co., 637 F.3d 827, 830 (7th Cir. See R. 44, Stipulation re Mots. FACTS: Def. Id. That same Section declares that the General Assembly finds that the "use of biometrics is growing in the business and security screening sectors" and that major corporations are testing "new applications of biometric-facilitated financial transactions." 29; Weiss First Am. @AmpWrld Follow The FAM!Brent Rivera - @Brent RIveraBen Azelart - @Ben Azelart. 30; Weiss First Am. Rivera First Am. Legal tech is constantly changing, but with so many tools out there, finding the best solutions takes time and effort. , 296 Ill.Dec. Nor did Rivera or Weiss give Google permission to collect or store the data derived from their faces. Enter the Observatory. Submit a Claim. They further agree that BIPA does not have such an express provision and thus is not authorized to have, Full title:LINDABETH RIVERA and JOSEPH WEISS, on behalf of themselves and all others, Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION. Another issue needing further factual refinement is where precisely the lack of consent took place. In Rivera v. Google, the plaintiffs alleged that Google violated BIPA by collecting, storing and "exploiting" their face-geometry scans via Google Photos. But Google offers no legislative explanation of why the term was dropped. Google is also registered to do business in Illinois (No. The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act forbids the unauthorized collection and storing of some types of biometric data. Or perhaps Illinois courts will interpret the statute's damages provisions as not applying to the ordinary home-computer user because there is no negligence, recklessness, or intent to violate the Act. It would have been simple enough for the Illinois legislature to include similar "based on" or "derived from" language in the definition of "biometric identifier," but it did not. Before joining Orrick, Rochelle served as law clerk to the Honorable Steven L. Tiscione in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Weiss First Am. Other websites may contain incorrect information about this . This is not necessarily right. . Sort. 2354, 115 L.Ed.2d 348 (1991) ). 2007). Google reaches that conclusion by arguing under an extraterritorial Dormant Commerce Clause theory that the Privacy Act (if read the way Plaintiffs read it) has the practical effect of controlling conduct beyond Illinois's boundaries. And the written-release requirement applies not just to the private entity that directly collects or captures the biometric identifier; the requirement also applies to any private entity that "purchase [s], receive[s] through trade, or otherwise obtain[s]" a biometric identifier or biometric information. Def. at 10. The scans located her face and zeroed in on its unique contours to create a "template" that maps and records her distinct facial measurements. 14/5(f). Id. Discovery is needed to determine whether there are legitimate extraterritoriality concerns. 's Br. at 15. Residents of other states are eligible to file a claim if they previously lived in Illinois between May 1, 2015 and April 24, 2022 and appeared in at least one photo uploaded to Google Photos during that same time period. at 7; R. 52, Def's. These factors would also not be dispositive, but they would be worth considering for the Avery test. at 592, 100 S.Ct. Sort by citations Sort by year Sort by title. The Rivera decision has several important takeaways for companies that collect or use personally identifiable information. Rivera First Am. The need for a written release is telling, Google says, because consent may be most easily and clearly given in person. ; and Rivera's and Weiss's photographs were allegedly "automatically uploaded in Illinois to the cloud-based Google Photos service from an Illinois-based Internet Protocol (IP) address," id. 's Br. Articles Cited by Public access. 813, 752 N.E.2d 1055, 1063 (2001). Id. Google argues that the two definitions distinguish the "source of the content": Id. 1074, 108688, 191 L.Ed.2d 64 (2015) ), or the statutes that list out a set of specific items and then add a broader general word, like "moneys, funds, credits, securities or other things of value," 18 U.S.C. Lodge No. These allegations "must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level," id. L. REV. Compl. If you don't verify your address, you won't be able to create aGoogle Account. Nicola C. Menaldo, pro hac vice, Debra Rae Bernard, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL, Neal Kumar Katyal, pro hac vice, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, Sunita Bali, pro hac vice, Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco, CA, Susan D. Fahringer, pro hac vice, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, for Defendant. at 16. Id. You can use the Google Site Verification API to validate that the . Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. 32. 1332(d)(6). In contrast, the first sentence says (in part) that "written signatures" are not biometric identifiers. This is important, since some Google services can only be used by website or domain owners. Illinois also follows the interpretive principle that identical words used in different parts of the same statute are generally presumed to have the same meaning. Compl. This is a complex issue, and neither side has yet addressed it thoroughly. 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If the text bears a plain meaning, then that is the end of the interpretive exercise, and no other interpretive aids should be used. Residents who do nothing will not be eligible to receive a check. at 22; Rivera's and Weiss's photographs were taken in Illinois, id. Many courts, for instance, have routinely upheld one-click ("clickwrap") consent features on websites and internet services. All of this explicit statutory text dwarfs Google's single floor statement. The affirmative definition of "biometric information" does important work for the Privacy Act; without it, private entities could evade (or at least arguably could evade) the Act's restrictions by converting a person's biometric identifier into some other piece of information, like a mathematical representation or, even simpler, a unique number assigned to a person's biometric identifier. Google affirms the Face Grouping feature did not violate Illinois law because the company warns users about the feature and gets their consent. The United States Supreme Court has long interpreted in this clause a corresponding negative command (the "Dormant Commerce Clause") prohibiting some state laws that burden interstate commerce even when Congress has not legislated on a subject. 13B Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R. Miller & Edward H. Cooper, Keep in mind, however, that Article III is not the only injury-related argument that defendants can raise in privacy and cybersecurity litigation. Remember that sentence says, "Biometric information does not include information derived from items or procedures excluded under the definition of biometric identifiers." To see if your account is verified, sign into yourGoogle Account. 31; Weiss First Am. All rights reserved. Rather, there are two separate and independent ways to attack plaintiffs injury allegations. Data is the biggest opportunity of the next decade. Returning to Avery (on which both parties rely for their arguments on the location of the ostensible Privacy Act violations), there the Illinois Supreme Court explained that "there is no single formula or bright-line test for determining whether a transaction occurs within this state." Though each statute has had notable effect on businesses operating within these jurisdictions, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is generally regarded as the most stringent among the three state laws. Respondents: People of the Philippines. Thumbnails Document Outline Attachments Layers. Rivera, et al. Id. Okla. Tax Comm'n v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. , 514 U.S. 175, 179, 115 S.Ct. 2008 Reg. At the next status hearing, the Court will set the discovery schedule. Compl. Even if we do definitely determine that the scanning takes place outside of Illinois, that would not necessarily be dispositive. 1, 23, 4348; Weiss First Am. The state Representative declared that the bill's urgency was exemplified by the bankruptcy of a company called Pay By Touch, which was "the largest fingerprint scan system in Illinois." He claims that Google used photographs of him, taken from a Google Droid device in Illinois (in this case his own), to unlawfully create a face scan. What is learned from discovery there will inform both the more general extraterritoriality analysis above and this Dormant Commerce Clause analysis. But a photograph is just thata photograph, not a scan of face geometry, which is a set of biology-based measurements. That is, an "exception" to a definition is usually something that otherwise probably would be covered by the affirmative definition. Illinois residents who used a certain Google product could be entitled to a $400 check as part of a settlement reached in a class action lawsuit. 740 ILCS 14/20(1) - (2) (authorizing recovery of damages only where there is negligence, recklessness, or intent). Orricks CFIUS Assessment Tool guides parties through the complex legal scheme surrounding foreign investment in the United States. This website is supervised by Counsel and the Court and is controlled by the Settlement Administrator that handles all aspects of the notice program and claims processing. U.S. Const. In that intervening time (even if short), the subject of a photo could leave the state of Illinois (which in that case would mean that the scan and the associated failure to get consent happened when the person was in a different state). Rivera First Am. Between around March 2015 and March 2016, "approximately eleven" photographs of Lindabeth Rivera were taken in Illinois by a Google Photos user on a Google Droid device. Merch. Id. Id. Def. Because of the law's expansive scope and availability of statutory damages, BIPA has served as the basis for several high-profile consumer class action lawsuits. When deciding a motion to dismiss, the Court accepts as true all factual allegations in the complaint and draws all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff's favor. As noted earlier, the five sentences in the run-on paragraph (block quoted earlier in the Opinion) comprise a mix of things that are true exceptions (that is, they otherwise would qualify as a biometric identifier) and others that read more like just-to-be-sure exclusions. At the same time, the litigation underscores the significant legal risk faced by entities that collect biometric information and the consequent need to proactively assess and mitigate that risk. Id. For all the legislative history shows, the term was dropped simply because it was redundant with "facial geometry." & Cas. Id. , 910 F.2d 1510, 1520 (7th Cir. Yes, structure and context can provide interpretive help, but the "do not include" listings defy a common thread that sheds any additional light on the straightforward affirmative definition of biometric identifier. David P. Milian, pro hac vice, Frank S. Hedin, pro hac vice, Carey Rodriguez O'Keefe Milian Gonya, LLP, Miami, FL, Katrina Carroll, Ismael Tariq Salam, Kyle Alan Shamberg, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC, Chicago, IL, Robert R. Ahdoot, pro hac vice, Tina Wolfson, pro hac vice, Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC, West Hollywood, CA, for Plaintiffs. In other words, this Illinois law applies only in Illinois, and Google is not doing anything in Illinois. From there, Rivera claims, Google immediately scanned her facial features to create a unique face "template." Fourth, in order to avoid duplicative filings, and because the Rivera proposed class is a subset of the Weiss proposed class, the Clerk's Office shall terminate 16-cv-2870 and place the complaint in that case (R. 1) on the docket in 16-cv-2714 as another Complaint in 16-cv-2714. "); Int'l Dairy Foods Assoc. Only factual allegations are entitled to the assumption of truth, not mere legal conclusions. 30. at 1. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 's Br. (Ill. May 26, 2016)). 16-02714 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 27, 2017)). Comm'n , 394 Ill. 338, 68 N.E.2d 717, 722 (Ill. 1946) ). Google's final point on legislative history is that the General Assembly dropped, at some point, the word "facial recognition" from an earlier-proposed definition of "biometric identifier." People v. Trainor , 196 Ill.2d 318, 256 Ill.Dec. Compl. Under Rule 8(a)(2), a complaint generally need only include "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." The point is that the absence of the home-computer scenario from the annals of legislative history is not telling. Copyright 2013-2022 Solano Media, LLC. Further, BIPA provides for a private right of action to persons aggrieved by a violation of the Act. If it hasn't beenverified yet, you'll see a message asking you to verify your account. Weiss First Am. Privacy Litig., 185 F.Supp.3d 1155 (N.D. Cal. Illinois residents are also eligible if they appeared in a photo that was uploaded by another person to Google Photos, even if that particular resident never used the service. 1519 (interpreted by Yates v. United States , U.S. , 135 S.Ct. Claims Administrator: Postlethwaite & Netterville Claims Administrator Contact Information: Rivera, et al. In Rivera, the plaintiffs alleged that they were Illinois residents; that their photographs were taken and uploaded in Illinois; and that the defendant failed to provide the required disclosures in Illinois, but they did not allege where the defendant accessed their photographs or facial scans. R. Civ. For now, it is enough to say that the allegations survive the accusation that the law is being applied outside of Illinois. In order to receive the check, Illinois residents must file a claim by clicking or tapping here before September 24, 2022. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . This is the third instance where a district court refused, at an early stage of a litigation, to dismiss BIPA claims relating to the online collection of facial templates for photo-tagging purposes. See, e.g., Specht v. Google, Inc., 660 F.Supp.2d 858, 866 (N.D. Ill. 2009) (Avery used for assessing an Illinois Deceptive Trade Practice Act claim). The definition of "biometric identifier" does not use words like "derived from a person," "derived in person," or "based on an in-person scan," whereas the definition of "biometric information" does say that it is information "based on" a biometric identifier. Google's final attempt to argue from text and structure is premised on the Privacy Act's written-consent requirement. Rivera et al v. Google LLC., No. Fund , 226 Ill.2d 169, 314 Ill.Dec. Whether the Privacy Act is nevertheless being summoned here to control commercial conduct wholly outside Illinois is not possible to figure out without a better factual understanding of what is happening in the Google Photos face-scan process. 's Mot. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thedesk_net-medrectangle-1','ezslot_10',119,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thedesk_net-medrectangle-1-0');report this adFTC: Some posts use affiliate links, which could generate revenue for authors and site owners. Google moved for summary judgment . If you have questions, please contact the Settlement Administrator. Start with the text. analyzing Section 5 and its list of example transactions, interpreting "biometric identifier" to mean a biology-based set of measurements that can be used to identify a person. D at 23. He is based in Northern California. Here are some of the things you can do with the API: Request a site verification token to place on . Google contends that a scan "suggests something done to the person herself" and "records" does not. The tech company has not admitted any wrongdoing and still maintains that it did not violate the law. A "scan of facial recognition" is arguably not even grammatically correct wording. If, for example, the bulk of the circumstances that make up a fraudulent transaction occur within Illinois, and the only thing that occurs out-of-state is the injury or deception, it seems to make little sense to say that the fraudulent transaction has occurred outside Illinois. Other websites may contain incorrect information about this litigation and should not be relied upon. 448, 835 N.E.2d at 854 ; see also Gros v. Midland Credit Mgmt. Or (and this shows the weakness of relying on unexplained legislative history) perhaps the term was dropped because it did not make grammatical sense. David P. Milian, pro hac vice, Frank S. Hedin, pro hac vice, Carey Rodriguez O'Keefe Milian Gonya, LLP, Miami, FL, Katrina Carroll, Ismael Tariq Salam, Kyle Alan Shamberg, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC, Chicago, IL, Robert R. 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