For example, McGuire attorneys have been at the forefront of litigation involving claims under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Enacted in 2008, BIPA safeguards consumers’ personal biometric information by requiring private entities to obtain written consent from consumers prior to the collecting their biometrics - like fingerprints, voice prints, and facial geometry. BIPA also requires that companies inform consumers of the specific purpose for the collection of biometric information, and publish publicly available disclosures regarding the collection of such biometric information. 

​McGuire attorneys recognize that as the number of data breaches increase, and hackers seek new ways to expose consumers’ personal biometric information, BIPA litigation and the protection of biometric information has become more important. The attorneys of McGuire Law are leading BIPA litigators and have served as counsel on dozens of cases involving the unauthorized collection of millions of consumers’ private biometric information by major corporation defendants at the state and federal district court levels.