Turing Video Sued By End User Employee, Alleges Violating Illinois Biometrics Law

Published Sep 09, 2021 16:15 PM

Turing Video, which recently hired dozens of employees away from Hikvision USA and expanded into VSaaS, is being sued by an end-user accusing the company of violating an Illinois biometric law and collecting face scans without consent.

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This involves one of Turing's biggest customers and the amount in controversy in the suit is more than $10 million.

In this report, IPVM examines the complaint, Turing's alleged BIPA violations, and possible outcomes.

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Complaint *****

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  2. ****** ******, ** *******, *** *** how **** ********* *********** ** ***** collected ***/** ****.
  3. ******* * ******* ******* **** *** subject **** ****** *** ****** ** scan *** ******* ***** ********* *********** (For *******, **** *** **** ******* ******* **** **** ADP.)

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2nd ***** ** ******: ********** ** ********** ******* *******

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*** ********* ******* ****** ******** **/**(*) because **** *** ************ ** * third-party, ***, ***** ***** ******'* ********, without ****'* *******:

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(*) *** ********** ** ************ ** required ** ***** ** ******* *** or ********* *********; **

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Class *************

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Amount ** *********** *********** *****

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****** *****,** *** ****** *** ******* ** the ******** *****, **** ***** ** ** ***** $12 ******* ** ***********:

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Turing's ******* ****** ** ****

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Retention ** ********* *********** *** ******** *********

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