'Sidewalk surveillance': Illinois residents accuse delivery robots of capturing biometric data without permission

Two new Chicago lawsuits claim unauthorized biometric data collections

In these cases, the biometrics are face and body scans

Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics have denied the allegations

The backlash to what's perceived as surveillance technology continues, with two Chicago residents taking robot delivery companies to court over the alleged collection of biometric data while dropping off food and groceries.

As the Associated Press reports, the two men bringing the cases claim that robots from Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics…