Illinois Facebook users get payouts for facial recognition class-action lawsuit
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An Illinois friend just mentioned it upon receiving $350 check in the mail, and says it's been big news in Illinois. So i started looking into it.
> The $650 million settlement was approved by a U.S. District Judge in February 2021… The lawsuit was made possible by Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, which allows consumers to sue companies for harvesting biometric data without permission.
I'm curious how much of the HN audience has been aware of/following this.