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An Illinois woman filed a class action lawsuit against Target, accusing the retail giant of collecting and storing her biometric data, including face and fingerprint scans, without her consent in violation of state law.
Arnetta Dean, who filed the lawsuit with the intention of preventing Target from further violating the privacy rights of state residents, is also pursuing statutory damages for the company's alleged collection, storage and use of customers' biometric data, according to the lawsuit obtained by FOX 32 Chicago.
The lawsuit, filed last month in Cook County, claims Target's surveillance systems, including cameras with facial recognition technology installed in Illinois stores, "surreptitiously" collect biometric data on customers without their knowledge or consent.
"Target does not notify customers of this fact prior to store entry, nor does it obtain consent prior to collecting its customers' Biometric Data," the lawsuit said.
According to the lawsuit, Target violated the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting, storing and using biometric information without obtaining written consent from customers or providing them with adequate information about data retention and destruction policies.
BIPA, which passed in 2008, states that companies in Illinois are prohibited from collecting, storing or giving out biometric data without providing notice and obtaining personal consent. Companies are also required to inform individuals of the specific purpose and duration of data collection, and they must disclose how the information will be retained and when the information will be destroyed. The lawsuit says Target failed to comply with the aforementioned requirements.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday April 19, @08:20PM (2 children)
From your quote it seems like the "loss prevention center" is lifting fingerprints based on video footage of potential shoplifters - saw the perp touch this glass cabinet, lift prints from there for possible use as evidence...
Sound extreme? When I was working fast food, one of the employees lifted the evening cash bag (with a whopping $700 in it) and threw it up on the roof. Cops were called, we were all detained for a while until they found the cash bag on the roof which they (at least said they) dusted for prints. They didn't ask for my prints, I think they got a confession from the guilty party on the spot.
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(Score: 2) by mhajicek on Saturday April 20, @06:40AM (1 child)
How do you tell the fingerprint isn't from one of the other 27 customers who touched the glass?
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday April 20, @08:54AM
I suspect they guess. Probably track the customer around the store by video and pull prints from multiple sites. Not super reliable, but probably proof enough for their internal investigations.
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