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Not so fast....In Illinois anyway. You cannot do any of that without consent if you use that data for any commercial purpose.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3004&C...

I think anyway, IANAL but I believe this law prohibits the collection of, in this case, images/facial recognition, etc.

So, you can take my picture in public and keep it on your phone, you cannot upload it to say Instagram without my permission, all kinds of recent lawsuits about it. I think the intent of the law is to prevent my picture from winding up in say Instagram without my permission but for sure it cannot be used in the way it was used in the article - to scan it and prohibit me from entering an establishment. Apparently, no matter what state I go to....

https://www.reuters.com/technology/one-us-state-stands-out-r...

It's a complex law and a complex topic in general so I am not 100% sure what is and isn't covered....

edit; spelling



The definitions section is important. "Biometric identifiers do not include ... photographs." (740 ILCS 14/10).

Regarding commercial use of photos taken of people in public, the law varies by state. Some states have stronger protections.




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