Walmart is facing a class action suit for allegedly violating an Illinois privacy law by using surveillance cameras and Clearview AI's facial recognition database
| Walmart is facing a class action suit for allegedly violating an Illinois privacy law by using surveillance cameras and Clearview AI's facial recognition database | |
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| Short Title | Walmart allegedly violating privacy law by using surveillance and a facial recognition database |
| Location | |
| Date | 09/06/2022 |
| Solove Harm | Surveillance, Identification |
| Information | Physical Characteristics, Identifying |
| Threat Actors | Walmart, Clearview AI |
| Individuals | |
| Affected | Consumers and People |
| High Risk Groups | Consumers, People |
| Tangible Harms | Changed Behavior, Change of feelings or perception, Loss of Trust |
A lawsuit has been filed against Walmart for violating Illinois' Biometric Privacy Act by improperly using facial recognition software and databases provided by Clearview AI. The plaintiff, James Luthe, claims that Walmart's Illinois stores unlawfully collected, stored, and used biometric data without his and other customers' consent or proper data retention and destruction policies. Walmart's stores in Illinois are equipped with cameras and video surveillance systems that allow them to collect, possess, or obtain Biometric Data. The lawsuit claims that Clearview's Biometric Database is used by Walmart to match facial scans taken in its stores with billions of facial scans. The suit also accuses Clearview of violating the terms of a settlement by selling its database of faces to US-based businesses and private entities.
Description
A lawsuit alleges that Walmart violated Illinois' Biometric Privacy Act by improperly using "cameras and advanced video surveillance systems," as well as the software and database provided by the facial recognition company Clearview AI.
Laws and Regulations
(740 ILCS § 14/). Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Sources
https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-facing-a-class-action-over-its-alleged-use-of-surveillance-cameras-and-clearview-ais-facial-recognition-database-2022-9#:~:text=Facebook%2C%20now%20Meta%2C%20was%20hit
settlement%20agreement%20under%20the%20law.