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The '''biometric scam''' consists of new statutes enacted in [[Illinois]] and a few other places that are gold mines to trial attorneys to shake down productive businesses, like the family-owned White Castle hamburger chain.
 
The '''biometric scam''' consists of new statutes enacted in [[Illinois]] and a few other places that are gold mines to trial attorneys to shake down productive businesses, like the family-owned White Castle hamburger chain.
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As reported by Reuters:
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{{cquote| Illinois' highest court ... said companies violate the state's unique biometric privacy law each time they misuse a person's private information, not just the first time, a ruling that could expose businesses to billions of dollars in penalties.
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... White Castle System Inc must face claims that it repeatedly scanned fingerprints of nearly 9,500 employees without their consent, which the company says could cost it more than $17 billion.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/legal/white-castle-could-face-multibillion-dollar-judgment-illinois-privacy-lawsuit-2023-02-17/</ref>}}
    
White Castle operates 377 locations in 13 states, and has annual revenue of perhaps $750 million.  But it is potentially being sued for billions of dollars because of its ostensibly harmless use of biometric scanners for employees to enhance security.  [[Dem]]s control the Illinois legislature and more businesses and residents have fled [[Illinois]] in the last few years than nearly any other state.
 
White Castle operates 377 locations in 13 states, and has annual revenue of perhaps $750 million.  But it is potentially being sued for billions of dollars because of its ostensibly harmless use of biometric scanners for employees to enhance security.  [[Dem]]s control the Illinois legislature and more businesses and residents have fled [[Illinois]] in the last few years than nearly any other state.
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