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Gullen v. Facebook, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:16-cv-00937

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James Donato

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  1. April 03, 2018

    Facebook Beats Non-Users' Biometric Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a proposed consumer class action brought over Facebook Inc.'s allegedly unlawful collection and storage of nonusers' facial scans, finding the lead plaintiff's claims hinged on one photo on which the social media giant didn't use its facial recognition technology.

  2. 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.

  3. March 09, 2018

    Facebook Biometric Privacy Ruling Offers Plaintiffs On-Ramp

    A California federal court last week refused to find that real-world harm was required for Facebook users and non-users to move forward with their claims under Illinois' unique biometric privacy law, backing a lower threshold for entry and giving plaintiffs at least a short-term boost, attorneys say.

  4. March 02, 2018

    Facebook Can't Dodge Non-Users' Face Scan Privacy Claims

    A California federal judge held Friday that Facebook can't shake a proposed class action over its allegedly unlawful collection and storage of non-users' facial scans, declining to toss the matter for lack of standing, just as he recently did in a related suit involving users of the site. 

  5. December 11, 2017

    Facebook Seeks Quick Win, Users Seek Cert. In Privacy Row

    Facebook asked a California federal judge Friday to grant it a quick win on jurisdictional grounds in a suit brought by users accusing the social media giant of unlawfully storing their facial scans without permission.

  6. November 30, 2017

    Facebook Biometric Data Row May Hinge On 'Right To Say No'

    A California federal judge Thursday seemed poised to preserve a proposed class action over Facebook's collection of biometric data, saying that the social media giant may have violated users' statutory "right to say no" and that he was unconvinced the U.S. Supreme Court's Spokeo decision required that they allege real-world harm.

  7. September 29, 2017

    Facebook Says Spokeo Still Dooms Biometric Case

    Facebook Inc. asked a California federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a suit alleging it unlawfully collected biometric data from users, arguing that the consumers have not shown that the alleged privacy violations have actually affected them, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Spokeo decision.

  8. August 31, 2017

    Users Slam Facebook For Redacting Discovery In Privacy Row

    Facebook Inc. users suing the social media giant for allegedly collecting biometric data with its facial recognition software slammed the company Tuesday for submitting redacted discovery documents, telling a California federal judge that they were ordered to disclose the information without withholding anything. 

  9. February 08, 2017

    Facebook Biometric Row Halted For 9th Circ. Call On Spokeo

    Bids by Facebook Inc. to escape actions alleging it unlawfully collected biometric data were put on hold Tuesday until the Ninth Circuit hands down its ruling in Spokeo, which the U.S. Supreme Court remanded in a landmark, May decision.