This week, video safety and telematics company Lytx Inc. debuted a new geofencing feature in response to concerns over biometrics privacy laws in the state of Illinois.
On March 27, 2025, Lytx announced the new “Dynamic Adjust for Illinois Restrictions” feature designed for trucking fleets that operate within or through Illinois. The feature “creates a custom geofence around the borders of the state” that allows fleets to disable in-cab recording while passing through Illinois.
The company rolled out the feature due to concerns over the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) passed in Illinois in 2008. The state law seeks to protect the biometric data of individuals, including retina or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, or scans of hand or face geometry…