biometric identifiers

AppWizard
September 20, 2024
Meta Platforms Inc. is facing a federal court ruling allowing a class action lawsuit to proceed, which alleges that the Facebook Messenger and Messenger Kids applications improperly collected and retained biometric identifiers, violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel determined that the plaintiffs have sufficiently articulated their claims regarding the scanning of users’ facial geometries. Despite Meta's arguments that the facial scans do not fall under BIPA, the court found the allegations warranted further examination.
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