Samsung ‘was hoist with its own petard’ in court ruling that could cost it millions for alleged violations of Illinois biometric privacy law

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Sept. 28, 2023, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 28, 2023, 7:01 p.m.
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A terms of service agreement — that long list of legalese that most people ignore — could cost Samsung millions of dollars in a mass arbitration action over the Illinois biometric privacy law. A Chicago federal judge ruled the South Korean electronics giant must pay more than $4 million in filing f...