(The Center Square) – The Illinois legislature has approved changes to the state’s strict Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), but some say they didn’t go far enough. Currently, a company that violates BIPA’s protections is subject to damages for each instance of the collection of an individual’s biometric data without a person’s consent. The highest profile case was against White Castle and its use of fingerprint time clocks. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the company could be liable for $17 billion in damages. A federal judge preliminarily approved a $9.4 million settlement in th…