3 days agoFacebook surrenders to the law, will pay 500m euros for privacy violations
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Social networking giant Facebook was said Wednesday that he had reached a $550m deal (500m euros) related to a lawsuit. The indictment claimed that the social network illegally collected and preserved biometric data for millions of users without their consent. Judicial proceedings began in 2015, when Illinois users [...]
Social networking giant Facebook was said Wednesday that he had reached a $550m deal (500m euros) related to a lawsuit. The indictment claimed that the social network illegally collected and preserved biometric data for millions of users without their consent.
Judicial proceedings began in 2015, when Illinois users accused Facebook of violating the state's Biometric Information Initiative in collecting biometric data, the Daily Mail reports, broadcast news.net.
The firm is suspected to have accomplished this through feature” Suggiestions Tag”, which allowed users to recognise their friends on the social network from previously loaded photos.
Under state law, companies must obtain clear permission before collecting biometric data including facial scans, the Washington Post explained.
The decision came after Facebook was rejected for retrial by the Supreme Court.
In a statement, Edelson legal firms, Robbins Geeller and Labatton Sucharow said the plaintiffs would ask the district court to give preliminary approval for resolving the dispute.
