GURNEE, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Six Flags Great America has agreed to pay $36 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its use of finger-scanning technology.
The lead plaintiff, Stacy Rosenbach, sued the Gurnee amusement park in 2016, after her son, Alexander, had his fingerprint scanned to gain entry.
The suit, which was granted class-action status, alleged a violation of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, a first-of-its-kind protection of biometric information (such as a fingerprint scan or or a scan of the hand or face geometry) passed in 2008.
The case made it to the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
Under the settlement agreement, those who had their fingers scanned between 2013 and 2018 get a piece of the $36 million settlement: up to $60, in five installments.
This follows the $650 million settlement by Facebook over its use of facial-recognition software.
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