Lytx to Pay More Than $4 Million as Settlement in BIPA Suit
Video telematics and fleet management products provider Lytx must pay $4.25 million as part of a settlement with truck drivers over its alleged violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according to last week’s ruling (case 22-00046) in U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois.
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Plaintiffs in 2021 filed a class-action lawsuit against Lytx over its driver-monitoring technologies, alleging they violated BIPA because no explicit consent was given for biometric data collection. Lytx didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.