BIPA Scope Rulings — Zellmer v. Meta, Martell v. X Corp., Tibbs v. Arlo Technologies

Three federal court decisions clarifying the scope of biometric data under Illinois BIPA. Ninth Circuit ruled Meta's 'face signature' was not a biometric identifier as it was an abstract numerical representation. California federal court dismissed Martell v. X Corp. as PhotoDNA did not generate identifiable face geometry scans. Northern California court allowed Tibbs v. Arlo to proceed, finding security cameras plausibly captured face geometry scans.