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  • January 01, 0001

Microsoft Teams May Have Violated Your Privacy Rights.

You may be entitled to up to $5,000 or more.

  • You may qualify for this claim if you participated in a Microsoft Teams meeting with transcription enabled.
  • Microsoft Teams users who value their privacy should sign up.
  • All claims are backed by Labaton Keller Sucharow, a national law firm that has recouped over $27 Billion for people like you.

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that offers team messaging, video conferencing, file sharing, and integration with other Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft Teams offers automated real-time transcription, which distinguishes and attributes speakers in meetings by obtaining and applying voiceprints from participants. These voiceprints are stored on Microsoft servers. However, Labaton alleges that Microsoft has violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting, storing, and using users’ voiceprints through its Microsoft Teams live transcription feature without obtaining required legal consent.

The biometric data that Labaton alleges Microsoft is collecting is in the form of users’ voiceprints which are unique to individuals – no two individuals have the same one. Because this data is so unique, there are heightened protections around it. Labaton believes that Microsoft has ignored the protections implemented by Illinois lawmakers through its collection of users’ biometric data without first notifying its users and obtaining written consent.

Labaton Keller Sucharow and Levin Law, P.A. are pursuing claims against Microsoft on behalf of Illinois residents who participated in Microsoft Teams meetings with transcription enabled. Successful claims may be entitled to compensation of up to $5,000.

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