Case tracker · Biometric privacy & facial recognition
In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation
- AI system / company
- Facebook (Meta) 'Tag Suggestions' facial recognition
- Jurisdiction
- United States (Illinois BIPA class)
- Court / regulator
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.
- Status
- Settled
What happened
A class of Illinois Facebook users alleged that Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' feature scanned facial geometry without the written consent required by BIPA. The court approved a $650 million settlement — then the largest all-cash privacy settlement — with about 1.6 million claimants receiving at least $345 each.
About biometric privacy & facial recognition cases
Collection or use of faceprints and other biometric identifiers without consent (Illinois BIPA), and wrongful arrests from false facial-recognition matches.
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