On April 1, a class action lawsuit was filed against a social media company for violating an Illinois statute regarding the collection and use of biometric data. The suit alleges that the social media company's tagging feature uses facial recognition software that collects biometric data and that the company does not meet the statutory requirements for informed consent for collection of this data. Plaintiff seeks to certify a class of all Illinois users whose biometric information was collected through the use of this facial recognition software.
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