A federal judge in Illinois has denied Gemini Motor Transport’s motion to dismiss a biometric privacy lawsuit, allowing the legal battle to proceed. Central to the case is the use of Lytx’s DriveCam software, which employs AI to monitor truck drivers for signs of distracted driving. According to Nathaniel Timmons, a former driver for Gemini, the system unlawfully captures and stores biometric data, such as facial features, without the drivers’ consent, thus breaching the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Judge Edmond Chang, in his ruling, questioned whether requiring notices and releases from drivers would affect the trucking company’s prices, routes, or services, ultimately stating, “Maybe the costs of giving notice and obtaining a release would significantly impact prices, routes, or services. Or maybe not.”
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