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Facebook to Pay $650 Million in US Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Facebook is accused of using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. By Associated Press | Updated: 27 February 2021 11:27 IST
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Highlights
US District Judge James Donato approved the deal
Facebook changed its photo-tagging system after the lawsuit was filed
A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million (roughly Rs. 4,780 crores) settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
US District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in Illinois who submitted claims will be affected.
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