Home Depot Class Action Lawsuit – Facial Scanning Recognition Tech without Consent
Home Depot is facing active litigation regarding alleged unauthorized use of facial scanning recognition technology at its self-checkout kiosks. A class action lawsuit filed in August 2025 by plaintiff Benjamin Jankowski in Illinois alleges the retailer violated the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by scanning customers’ facial geometry without prior written consent or public retention schedules.
Evidence of Home Depot Face Scan
Court filings include a photo Jankowski took showing the green box around his face. He says there were no signs or warnings to let customers know about any facial scanning recognition technology. At that time, he says, no cashiers were available, leaving self-checkout as his only option.
What the Class Action Lawsuit Alleges
The class action lawsuit alleges that Home Depot introduced and expanded its “computer vision” technology in 2024 as a way to reduce theft in stores. According to Jankowski, this facial scanning recognition system captures shoppers’ facial geometry and stores it, in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). That law requires companies to tell people in advance if their biometric data will be collected, explain how it will be used, and obtain written consent. He claims Home Depot failed to do any of these things and has not made its policies about biometric data publicly available.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT – Benjamin Jankowski vs Home Depot Case No. 125-cv-09144
