Clock blocker: Woman sues bosses over fingerprint clock-in tech

guest · Jun 4, 2018

Clock blocker: Woman sues bosses over fingerprint clock-in tech
Worker time-keeping system at center of biometric privacy legal battle in the US
June 4, 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/...oyer_for_unauthorized_fingerprint_collection/

A former employee at a nursing home is alleging the company and its equipment provider violated the US state of Illinois' biometric privacy laws with a fingerprint-scanning time clock system.

"Smith required Dixon to clock in and out of work by scanning her fingerprint, which Smith stored in a database after the first time it was scanned. Smith did not inform Dixon of the specific purpose or length of time for which her fingerprint was to be collected, stored, and / or used," a case summary reads.

"The Court has already concluded that BIPA established a right to privacy in such information and that obtaining or disclosing a person's biometric data without her consent or knowledge necessarily infringes on the right to privacy in that data."

The case will now proceed to a status hearing, set for June 7.
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