Facebook could face billions of dollars in damagesFacebook’s attempt to throw out a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology has been rejected. Social media users in the US state of Illinois claimed Facebook illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent through its “Tag Suggestions” feature. A US court of appeal voted 3-0 to …
Tech giant Facebook is reportedly facing billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court rejected the firm’s argument to halt a class action lawsuit relating to the storing of biometric data of millions of users. TechCrunch reports that a federal appeals court rejected Facebook’s argument to block a class action lawsuit this week which could see the firm facing billions in …
The NYPD did share one document, a Chief of Detectives memo that instructs officers on protocol to submit a request for a facial recognition search. It’s confirmation the program exists, but not how it’s used, how it was built and what privacy protections are in place for the database of citizens’ faces. Which is unsettling considering that the unit built around the facial identification …
One of the most important uses of Facebook Inc. ( FB ) and Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google’s ( GOOG ) artificial intelligence is face recognition technology. Both tech behemoths have combined it with their data processing capabilities to develop new features in their products. For example, Google Photos uses face recognition technology to streamline searches and quickly identify people and …
Shutterfly has settled a class action suit alleging the online photo sharing site violated Illinois privacy laws by creating a system permitting photos to be stored and searched using facial recognition technology. The amount of the settlement has not been disclosed. The plaintiff, Brian Norberg, had filed suit claiming the Redwood City, Calif.-based Shutterfly and its Palo Alto, …
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 …
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 …