Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Pepsi Collected Employee’s Biometric Data Without Consent

A former Pepsi employee is suing the company alleging it violated the law by collecting its Illinois-based employees’ voiceprints without their proper consent.

Plaintiff William Hoskin filed the class action lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. on July 25 in a New York federal court, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

According to the lawsuit, Pepsi collected and used the voiceprints of thousands of employees and former employees who worked as “pickers” in its warehouses, and who were required to use voice-recognition software as they packaged items customers had purchased.

Read the source article at Top Class Actions