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Nimesh Patel, Adam Pezen and Carlo Licata in May 2015 filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook arguing the technology it uses to suggest photo tags violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing their biometric data without consent.
"Biometrics is one of the two primary battlegrounds, along with geolocation, that will define our privacy rights for the next generation," said plaintiffs' attorney Jay Edelson in the release. "We hope and expect that other companies will follow Facebook’s lead and pay significant attention to the importance of our biometric information."
Adds co-counsel Paul Geller, "This case should serve as a clarion call to companies that consumers care deeply about their privacy rights and, if pushed, will fight for those rights all the way to the Supreme Court and back until they are justly compensated.” It's unknown exactly how many Illinois residents will cash in, but it's expected that each will be paid at least $200. The settlement is pending approval by U.S. District Judge James Donato.Ashley Cullins
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