Illinois residents who filed a claim to receive a portion of a $100 million settlement that Google agreed to last year in a biometric data privacy class-action lawsuit will get around $95 each.
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TX AG Sues Google Alleging Collection of Biometric Data of Millions without Consent
Texas has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their consent, according to a statement released by the attorney general’s office on Thursday. According to the complaint, companies operating in Texas have been prohibited from collecting people’s faces, voices, or other biometric data without advanced, informed… Continue reading TX AG Sues Google Alleging Collection of Biometric Data of Millions without Consent
Instagram Could Face Up to $500B in Fines in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegally Harvested Biometric Data
Instagram is accused of illegally harvesting people’s biometric data without their knowledge or consent in a new class action lawsuit filed against Facebook, Instagram’s parent company. The lawsuit, Whalen v. Facebook, claims that Instagram has a face-tagging tool that uses facial recognition to identify people and create a “face template” that is stored in its… Continue reading Instagram Could Face Up to $500B in Fines in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegally Harvested Biometric Data