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In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation

  1. August 26, 2016

    Facebook Says Users' 'Harm' In Privacy Suit Not Concrete

    Facebook users accusing the social network of unlawfully collecting and retaining their biometric data have alleged no concrete harm to accompany their statutory violation claim as the Spokeo precedent requires, so the proposed class action must go, Facebook told a California federal court Thursday.

  2. August 05, 2016

    Facebook Users Say Biometric Data Harms Meet Spokeo Bar

    A putative class of consumers accusing Facebook of unlawfully collecting and retaining their biometric data on Thursday blasted the social media giant's argument that they had failed to allege a concrete injury, telling a California federal court that the contention too narrowly construed the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Spokeo decision.

  3. July 01, 2016

    Top Privacy Cases of 2016: Midyear Report

    The U.S. Supreme Court made a big splash this year establishing a murky threshold for standing that has already been widely cited by both sides of the bar, while consumers snagged significant victories in disputes over their ability to sustain putative class actions over a data breach at P.F. Chang's and Facebook's facial recognition technology. Here, Law360 takes a look back at some of the most significant privacy decisions from an active and memorable start to the year.

  4. June 29, 2016

    Facebook Likes Spokeo In Bid To Toss Face-Tagging Suit

    Facebook asked a California federal court Wednesday to toss a consolidated suit filed by account holders in Illinois who allege the social network's facial-recognition and tagging features violate their state's Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying there's no proof the features caused anyone any real harm.

  5. May 05, 2016

    Calif. Judge Likes Illinois Law For Facebook Tagging Case

    A California judge allowed a consolidated suit alleging Facebook's facial-recognition and tagging features violate Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act to proceed Thursday, ruling that although Facebook users agreed to a California choice-of-law provision, the court must apply Illinois law because the Prairie State has a greater interest in the case's outcome.

  6. March 09, 2016

    Facebook Hits Back At Discovery Bid In Face-Tagging Suit

    Facebook on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to deny users' request to conduct more discovery in a consolidated suit alleging that its facial-recognition and tagging features violate Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying their request comes at the "eleventh hour."

  7. February 25, 2016

    Facebook Says Users Can't Use Ill. Law In Face-Tagging Suit

    Facebook on Thursday urged a San Francisco federal judge to throw out a consolidated suit alleging the social media giant's facial-recognition and tagging features violate Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying all users have agreed to its terms of use, which include a California choice-of-law provision.

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