Link's proposed changes alter the definition of a "scan" to be an in-person experience only. The new language defines a scan as "data resulting from an in-person process whereby a part of the body is traversed by a detector or an electronic beam." The revision also adds "physical or digital" photographs to the list of items that are not biometric identifiers. The changes are attached to HB6074, a bill that tackles unclaimed property procedures. The alterations were proposed just before the legislature is set to recess for the long Memorial Day weekend, The Verge notes.

Christopher Dore is a partner with Edelson, the firm working on the lawsuit against Facebook, and he thinks the social network had something to do with the revisions.

"We believe that Facebook is a lobbyist that is a part of this," Dore said, according to The Verge. "The changes that have been proposed certainly mirror the arguments that have been made in our case."

Earlier this month, a judge denied Facebook's motion to dismiss the Illinois case against its face-scanning technology.

Regarding this week's proposed revisions, a Facebook spokesperson tells Engadget, "We appreciate Sen. Link's effort to clarify the scope of the law he authored."