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Facebook is giving $397 payments to Illinois residents as part of its facial-recognition lawsuit settlement

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The suit, filed in 2015, alleged that Facebook’s retired photo-tagging feature violated Illinois‘ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which forbids the collection of identifiable biometric data without.
What just happened? It’s been almost seven years since a class-action lawsuit was launched against Facebook in Illinois that alleged the company violated citizens‘ rights by collecting and storing scans of their faces without their permission. Now, more than a million residents are receiving checks and deposits for $397 as part of a settlement payment. The suit, filed in 2015, alleged that Facebook’s retired photo-tagging feature violated Illinois‘ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which forbids the collection of identifiable biometric data without a person’s explicit consent. This includes the likes of fingerprints, retina scans, and facial geometry.

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