Retail giant Target illegally collected and stored customers' biometric data, including facial scans and fingerprints, according to an Illinois woman who filed a class action lawsuit against the Minnesota-based company in name of herself and other customers.
Arnetta Dean alleges that Target violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting customer data without obtaining written consent or sharing data retention and destruction policies.
The lawsuit, filed March 11 in Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court, also claims the company failed to provide required disclosures or allow customers to opt out of data collection practices.
The plaintiffs are seeking statutory damages of $5,000 for each intentional or reckless violation of the law and $1,000 for each violation found to be negligent. They also seek to recover attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses.
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