Judge approves $650m settlement of privacy lawsuit against Facebook

The lawsuit accused the social media giant of violating an Illinois privacy law by failing to get consent before using facial-recognition technology. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

The lawsuit accused the social media giant of violating an Illinois privacy law by failing to get consent before using facial-recognition technology. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/27/facebook-illinois-privacy-lawsuit-settlement