U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 30, 2018
Judge encourages Facebook to settle privacy case
A federal judge told attorneys for Facebook Inc. they should consider settling a putative privacy class action.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Inc. should consider settling a putative privacy class action regarding facial recognition technology, a U.S. judge said Thursday.
The case involves claims that Facebook's use of technology to identify users in photos uploaded to its servers violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The act, signed into law in 2008, precludes collection of biometric information from Illinois citizens without ...
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