Facebook Facial Recognition Class Action Lawsuit

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A California judge has ruled that Facebook should face a class action lawsuit over its facial recognition technology where users are invited to tag suggestions of users friends.

Facebook said the case had no merit and it would fight it vigorously.

However in his order, US District Judge James Donato wrote: "Facebook seems to believe... statutory damages could amount to billions of dollars." Facebook Facial Recognition Class Action Lawsuit [bbc.co.uk]

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Due to privacy regulations, this feature would not be available in Europe or Canada, the firm said at the time.

It's the proof that Facebook knows they are doing something fishy.