This Is the Facial Recognition Tool at the Heart of a Class Action Suit Against Facebook
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgmzz/facebook-facial-recognition-tag-suggestions-tool-class-action-lawsuit
On Monday, a federal judge ruled that a class action lawsuit against Facebook can move forward, paving the way for what could turn out to be a costly legal battle for the company.
As Reuters reports, the lawsuit alleges that Facebook improperly collected and stored users’ biometric data. It was originally filed in 2015 by Facebook users in Illinois, which passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008. The law regulates the collection and storage of biometric data, and requires that a company receive an individual’s consent before it obtains their information.
This Is the Facial Recognition Tool at the Heart of a Class Action Suit Against Facebook
Apr 17, 2018, 8:13pm UTC
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgmzz/facebook-facial-recognition-tag-suggestions-tool-class-action-lawsuit
> On Monday, a federal judge ruled that a class action lawsuit against Facebook can move forward, paving the way for what could turn out to be a costly legal battle for the company.
> As Reuters reports, the lawsuit alleges that Facebook improperly collected and stored users’ biometric data. It was originally filed in 2015 by Facebook users in Illinois, which passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008. The law regulates the collection and storage of biometric data, and requires that a company receive an individual’s consent before it obtains their information.