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  1. January 31, 2020

    Record Facebook Deal May Boost US Privacy Law Push

    Facebook's record $550 million biometric privacy settlement is likely to put increased pressure on state and federal lawmakers to enact stronger privacy protections that allow more consumers across the country to sue for a range of alleged data misdeeds. 

  2. January 30, 2020

    BIPA Bares Its Teeth In Facebook Biometric Privacy Deal

    Facebook's agreement to pay a record $550 million to end a class action viewed as a key test of Illinois' uniquely powerful biometric privacy law may inspire plaintiffs to bring even more cases, potentially putting companies that do business in the state on edge.

  3. January 29, 2020

    Facebook, Ill. Users Ink Record $550M Biometric Privacy Deal

    Facebook has agreed to pay a record $550 million to resolve a biometric privacy class action pressed by Illinois users, putting an end to a dispute that was on the verge of a trial in California federal court that could have led to billions of dollars in damages.

  4. July 30, 2018

    5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    The rest of 2018 could bring action on a slew of lingering privacy and cybersecurity disputes, including the legal fallout from Equifax's massive data breach, tests to the scope of Illinois' unique biometric privacy law, and challenges to the way tech giants have sought user consent under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. Here, Law360 takes a look at five cases cybersecurity and privacy attorneys should keep an eye on in the coming months.

  5. May 29, 2018

    9th Circ. To Weigh Class Cert. In Facebook Face Scan Row

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday agreed to take up Facebook's challenge to a ruling that certified a class of Illinois users who claim the company's face-scanning practices violate the state's unique biometric privacy law, rebuffing a California federal judge who earlier in the day said the case should move toward trial. 

  6. May 21, 2018

    Facebook Users To Get Online Notice Of Face-Scan Trial

    Facebook users will be notified of the looming trial in their biometric privacy class action on the platform itself, a California federal judge said Monday, though he scoffed at Facebook's "hollow" contention the notice could take weeks to post, demanding proof it can't be done faster.

  7. May 14, 2018

    Facebook Users' Biometric Privacy Suit Will Go Forward

    A California federal judge Monday ruled that a certified class action on behalf of Illinois Facebook users alleging that the social media giant unlawfully collects biometric data from the tagging of their photos "will go forward," in one of the first major tests of the scope of the Midwestern state's Biometric Information Privacy Act.

  8. April 16, 2018

    Facebook Users Win Class Cert. In Face Scan Privacy Row

    A California federal judge on Monday granted class certification to a group of Illinois Facebook users who say the social media giant unlawfully scanned images of their faces as part of its Tag Suggestions feature, finding individualized evidence was unnecessary to establish the alleged statutory violations that aggrieved class members.

  9. March 29, 2018

    Facebook Users Near Class Cert. In Face Scan Privacy Row

    A California federal judge seemed poised Thursday to certify a class of Facebook users who say the social media giant unlawfully scanned images of their faces, saying at a hearing he was unconvinced by the company's argument that not all users were harmed by its data collection.

  10. March 19, 2018

    Facebook, Users Urge Quick Wins In Biometric Privacy Suit

    A putative class of Facebook users urged a California federal court Friday to find the social media giant unlawfully used facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data without appropriate consent, while the company argued the case should be tossed since no injury has been shown.

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