A new decision out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could be a bellwether for future privacy cases under the California Consumer Privacy Act. On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Facebook alleging violation of an Illinois biometrics law had standing, allowing the case to move forward.

Given the similarities between the Illinois law and the relevant portions of the CCPA, the Ninth Circuit’s decision may dramatically expand standing in future cases under the CCPA for similar biometric violations.