This article has an interesting twist that could be of interest to the energy sector. White Castle (as in hamburgers) collected biometric data in the form of fingerprints without employee consent. In a 4-3 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that White Castle should be held accountable. White Castle estimates it could cost the company as much as $17 billion. In an unrelated 2020 case, Facebook (Meta) paid $650 million for applying facial recognition software without