[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Facebook stalls in lawsuit alleging its facial recognition tech violates Illinois law | TechCrunch
'An Illinois law is proving a thorn in Facebook’s side as a class action lawsuit, alleging mishandling of biometric information, moves toward trial. '
' Documents from a case in Ireland with some similarities are also requested, as are some related to patents and source code surrounding Facebook’s facial recognition technology. '
'I’ve contacted both Facebook and the law firm representing the plaintiffs — Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd — and will update this post if either offers any comment. '
'The Google case is technically ongoing, but the company argues that analysis of digital photos doesn’t count as biometric data, nor could an Illinois law prevent a California company from performing such analysis outside Illinois. '
'And, as the plaintiffs point out, what few documents it has provided are often heavily redacted. '
[–] thewebofslime 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
http://archive.is/Eqk1h
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511057166-facebook-il-biometrics-privacy-law-unconstitutional-outcome-of-case-still-being-closely-watched
http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/imaging/facebooks-face-recognition-tech-goes-on-trial