Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in Illinois who are interested in being compensated will receive at least $345 after a judge approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook.
Federal Judge Allows Facebook To Pay $650 Million Settlement After Privacy Lawsuit
02/27/21 AT 2:32 PM
A federal judge has approved the $650 million settlement for Facebook to pay users in Illinois whose images from photo face-tagging and other biometric data were used by the company without their permission.
The settlement in the class-action lawsuit was approved by U.S. District Judge James Donato on Friday, AP News reports. The settlement is expected to be distributed to around 1.6 million Facebook users who submitted claims.
A total of about 6.9 million Facebook users in Illinois were affected by the privacy violation, the Chicago Tribune reports. However, only 22% of those eligible filed claim forms before the Nov. 23 deadline.
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A federal judge Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without users permission.
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