Delaware’s data privacy law comes as The Home Depot faces lawsuit

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The Home Depot faces a lawsuit in Illinois alleging it illegally collected customer biometric data using facial recognition technology.

Learn how Delaware's Personal Data Privacy Act empowers consumers to control their personal information.

The Home Depot is facing a lawsuit over claims it secretly collected biometric data from customers without their consent, just as Delaware shoppers gain stronger protections under the state's consumer privacy law.

The class action complaint, filed Aug. 1 in federal court in Illinois, accuses the retailer of using facial recognition technology to capture customers’ facial geometry without their knowledge or consent. Plaintiff Benjamin Jankowski argues that practice violates Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, a law requ