Standing Near the Grenade: BIPA Doesn’t Reach Entities That Facilitate—But Do Not ‘Acquire’—Biometric Data
On January 30, 2026, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed summary judgment in Salinas v. Arthur Schuman Midwest, LLC, in favor of staffing agencies accused of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) violations, holding that the agencies did not “collect, capture, or otherwise obtain” biometric data simply by enrolling employees in a biometric time clock system and instructing them on its use.
