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Facebook to Pay $650 Million in US Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Facebook is accused of using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. By Associated Press | Updated: 27 February 2021 11:27 IST
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Highlights
US District Judge James Donato approved the deal
Facebook changed its photo-tagging system after the lawsuit was filed
A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million (roughly Rs. 4,780 crores) settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
US District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook users in Illinois who submitted claims will be affected.
The initial suit was filed in April 2015 on behalf of a plaintiff who said Facebook’s facial tagging features without consent went against state privacy law.