Stop that tag! A judge ruled last week that a US class-action lawsuit arguing that Facebook’s use of its facial recognition tech violates Illinois law will go ahead, despite the company’s attempts to dismiss it. People upload millions of photos to Facebook every day.
Sorry, Facebook: that class action lawsuit over violating privacy rights with your facial recognition technology isn’t going away anytime soon. A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday refused Facebook’s request to toss the lawsuit, letting the case move forward. The lawsuit was filed by some Illinois residents under Illinois law, but the parties agreed to transfer the case to the California …
In a case called Weiss v. Google Inc., plaintiff Joseph Weiss has filed a potential class action accusing Google of stealing “face templates” from Google Photos without permission. The case was filed in Illinois Northern District Court and accuses Google of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA regulates the collection, use, and storage of “biometric information” …
A federal judge has has denied a motion to dismiss a civil case against photo-sharing site Shutterfly that claims the company violated users’ privacy by collecting and scanning face geometries from uploaded images without consent. The first of its kind ruling could open the door to future class-action lawsuits against Shutterfly and other social networks that use facial recognition technology …
A federal judge has has denied a motion to dismiss a civil case against photo-sharing site Shutterfly that claims the company violated users’ privacy by collecting and scanning face geometries from uploaded images without consent. The first of its kind ruling could open the door to future class-action lawsuits against Shutterfly and other social networks that use facial recognition technology …