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Facebook is to pay $650m to users in Illinois who accused the company of using their biometric data without first obtaining their consent.  Nearly 1.6 million users in the Prairie State joined a class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook in April 2015 in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of plaintiff Carlo Licata.  The lawsuit alleged that the social media giant had violated an Illinois privacy law by using facial-recognition technology to scan photos uploaded by users and by digitally...

In 2019, Facebook proposed that the facial recognition feature be optional only.   | Photo Credit: AP Chicago attorney Jay Edelson sued Facebook in 2015, alleging the social network illegally collected biometric data to identify faces in violation of a 2008 Illinois privacy law. A U.S. federal judge has given final approval to Facebook’s $650 million payment to settle a privacy dispute between the California group and 1.6 million users in the US state of Illinois. The decision was issued ...

U.S. 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.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US federal judge has given final approval to Facebook's US$650 million (S$866.06 million) payment to settle a privacy dispute between the California group and 1.6 million users in the US state of Illinois.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A California federal judge issued final approval Friday in a $650 million Facebook class action privacy settlement, with an order to get at least $345 to each of nearly 1.6 million Illinois class members “as expeditiously as possible.”

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The legal action concerned the use of photo face-tagging and other biometric data without users’ consent.

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 Photo Credit: Reuters 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) settle...

The initial suit was filed in April 2015 on behalf of a plaintiff who said Facebook’s facial tagging features without consent went against state privacy law.

Judge approves $650M settlement in photo-tagging lawsuit against Facebook Jordan Williams © Getty Judge approves $650M settlement in photo-tagging lawsuit against Facebook A federal judge in California has approved a $650 million settlement in 2015 a class-action lawsuit against Facebook over its use of photo face-tagging. U.S. District Judge James Donato called the settlement a "landmark result" in a court filing on Friday, and said "it will put at least $345 into the hands ...