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Gullen v. Facebook, Inc.
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1:15-cv-07681
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January 22, 2016
Facebook's Interactive Tech Swings Balance In Biometric Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday took a narrow view of jurisdiction in nixing a putative class action accusing Facebook of violating the state's unique biometric data privacy law, a win for the social media giant — in the wake of a ruling against Shutterfly on nearly identical claims — that attorneys attribute to its passive system for collecting information.
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January 21, 2016
Facebook Biometric Suit Nixed For Lack Of Jurisdiction
An Illinois federal judge has ruled that Facebook didn't intentionally target Illinois residents in its alleged collection of biometric data through its photo-tagging feature, therefore the court lacked specific jurisdiction over a proposed class action accusing the social media giant of violating non-users' privacy.
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January 19, 2016
Ill. Has No Jurisdiction In Biometric Suit, Facebook Says
An Illinois resident whose proposed class action alleges that Facebook's photo-tagging feature violates non-users' privacy has in no way shown any direct connection between the social media giant's conduct and the state to warrant specific jurisdiction by an Illinois federal court, Facebook has argued.
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December 22, 2015
Facebook Photo Scans Covered By Biometrics Law, Court Told
An Illinois man who launched a putative class action alleging Facebook's photo-tagging feature violates non-users' privacy on Monday fired back at the social network's bid to nix the suit, arguing that the data gleaned from users' photos is covered by the state's unique biometric data privacy law.
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November 23, 2015
Facebook Says Photo Tags Don't Violate Privacy Law
Facebook urged an Illinois federal court Friday to toss a putative class action alleging that its photo-tagging feature violates the privacy of people who don't use the social network, saying photos are not covered by a state law that protects biometric data.
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September 01, 2015
Facebook Violates Biometric Privacy Law, Non-User Says
An Illinois man who doesn't have a Facebook account hit the social media giant with a proposed federal class action on Monday, saying Facebook's photo-tagging feature violates a state law protecting the privacy of biometric data.