Given the numerous ways biometrics technology is being utilized, abuses can occur. In response, biometric data privacy laws have been enacted. Illinois was the first state to enact its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In recent years, this legal precedent has led to a large number of BIPA lawsuits. In 2020, for instance, Facebook was taken to trial via a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting users’ biometric data without their consent.