Facebook’s $550 Million Settlement In Facial Recognition Case Is Not Enough
Lawyers for Facebook are “trying to convince a judge they should be allowed to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating users’ privacy,” reports Bobby Allyn in NPR’s Technology.
“Facebook agreed earlier this year to pay $550 million to settle the case, which claims that the tech giant illegally used facial-recognition technology in its ‘tag suggestions’ service.”
“The deal was the largest-ever payout as the result of a class-action lawsuit alleging online privacy violations.”
“…under the settlement, people who have had their face data harvested in Illinois are expected to receive checks of just $150.”
“U.S. District Judge James Donato of California, who is overseeing the case, says that payout is woefully inadequate.”
