A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Ill. alleging track management has violated the state's Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA), reports the Cook County Record.
According to the complaint, Hawthorne's security system uses facial recognition scans to help keep out “unwanted visitors.”
The problem, per the complaint, is that Hawthorne allegedly failed to provide notice or obtain consent before the scans were conducted and shared with a security company for comparison against a database. That is a violation of BIPA, which allows plaintiffs to be awarded damages of $1,000 to $5,000 per individual violation.
Based on attendance figures obtained by the Cook County Record, Hawthorne's potential liability in the case could exceed $200 million.
Read more at the Cook County Record.
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