Facebook Biometric Data (BIPA)
vs. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Facebook settled for $650 million over claims it collected facial recognition data without consent, violating Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
2015
settled
$650M
1.6M Illinois users
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