A group of Coinbase users from Illinois has filed a class-action lawsuit against the exchange, alleging violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The plaintiffs, Scott Bernstein, Gina Greeder, and James Lonergan, claim that Coinbase did not notify them about the collection, storage, and sharing of their biometric data during its identity check processes. They assert that the verification method, which requires users to upload a government-issued photo ID and a selfie that is processed by third-party facial recognition software, captures biometric identifiers without informed consent. Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that Coinbase shared this biometric data with verification vendors such as Jumio and Onfido without user consent. The plaintiffs are seeking $5,000 per willful violation and $1,000 per negligent violation, along with injunctive relief and litigation costs. This lawsuit follows at least six other legal actions against Coinbase, including a previous BIPA violation lawsuit that was sent to arbitration earlier this year.

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