Facebook may face lawsuit over alleged illegal user data collection
5 years, 7 months ago

Facebook may face lawsuit over alleged illegal user data collection

India TV News  

A US court here has ruled that Facebook users from Illinois state can go ahead with a class-action lawsuit against social media giant Facebook over the alleged illegal collection of user data without their consent. Also, read: Oppo launches interactive AI-powered Chatbot Ollie on WhatsApp in India US non-profit group, the American Civil Liberties Union, quoted a court document as saying that the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco gave a green light to the Illinois users to sue Facebook over privacy breach by using the technology of facial recognition, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. Judge Sandra Ikuta said in the ruling that Illinois users can bring a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, whose facial recognition software "invades an individual's private affairs and concrete interests". "Facebook's facial recognition technology violated Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act," said the court document.

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Meta Reintroduces Facial Recognition Tech in 'Celeb-Bait' Crackdown
5 months ago

Meta Reintroduces Facial Recognition Tech in 'Celeb-Bait' Crackdown

The Hindu  

Meta is testing the facial recognition technology again on Facebook, targeting public figures whose likenesses have been used in scam advertisements. The company will enroll about 50,000 public figures in a trial, comparing their Facebook profile photos with images used in suspected scam advertisements. If the images match and Meta believes the ads are scams, it will block them.

Facebook must face $3.8 bln UK mass action over market dominance, tribunal rules
1 year, 1 month ago

Facebook must face $3.8 bln UK mass action over market dominance, tribunal rules

The Hindu  

Facebook must face a collective lawsuit valued at around 3 billion pounds over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users' personal data, a London tribunal ruled on Thursday. Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is bringing the case on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in the UK, says they were not properly compensated …

Mark Zuckerberg to give deposition in Texas lawsuit over facial recognition
1 year, 2 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg to give deposition in Texas lawsuit over facial recognition

India TV News  

A US judge has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta must participate in a deposition as part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas concerning the company's face recognition technology. According to a ruling made by Justice Jeff Rambin, the state court has rejected Meta's recent appeal "seeking relief from an order compelling the oral deposition" of Zuckerberg …

Facebook parent sued by New Mexico alleging it has failed to shield children from predators
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook parent sued by New Mexico alleging it has failed to shield children from predators

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Facebook and Instagram fail to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them, New Mexico’s attorney general alleges in a lawsuit that follows an undercover online investigation. The accounts also received recommendations to join unmoderated Facebook groups devoted to facilitating commercial sex, investigators said, adding that …

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads

Associated Press  

LONDON — Facebook lost a legal challenge Tuesday at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising. The European Court of Justice said competition watchdogs can consider whether companies like Facebook comply with the continent’s strict privacy rules, which are normally enforced by national data privacy regulators. …

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data
2 years ago

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data

ABC  

A personality quiz on Facebook, which led to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach, will take centre stage in the High Court of Australia as the social media company's owner, Meta, battles it out with the national privacy commissioner. Key points: The Facebook quiz behind the Cambridge Analytica data breach is the subject of a High Court case Facebook, now …

Apple wins U.S. biometric case over customer Touch ID and Face ID
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple wins U.S. biometric case over customer Touch ID and Face ID

The Hindu  

iPhone maker Apple has won a case regarding its use of the Touch ID and Face ID features which let customers unlock their iPhones using their biometric data, according to Bloomberg Law and tech outlet Biometric Update. Late in 2022, the Illinois First District Appellate Court decided that Apple did not violate the state’s biometrics law, the Illinois Biometrics Information …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case

The Hindu  

Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties …

Facebook owner Meta to pay biggest ever fine of its kind over data privacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook owner Meta to pay biggest ever fine of its kind over data privacy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook owner Meta will pay the biggest ever fine over accusations it gave …

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica

Hindustan Times  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed …

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit
2 years, 6 months ago

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit

The Hindu  

Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in a long-running lawsuit seeking damages from the social network for allowing third parties, including the company Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data. In a lawsuit initiated in 2018, Facebook users accused the social network of violating privacy rules by sharing their data with third parties including the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was …

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
2 years, 6 months ago

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. Terms of the settlement reached by Meta Platforms, the holding company for Facebook and Instagram, …

Snap To Pay $35 Million For Illegally Collecting User Data In US
2 years, 7 months ago

Snap To Pay $35 Million For Illegally Collecting User Data In US

News 18  

Snap, the parent company of photo-sharing platform Snapchat, has reached a $35 million settlement with the state of Illinois in the US in a class-action lawsuit over illegal user data collection. The lawsuit alleged that Snapchat’s filters and lenses violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. A company spokesperson, however, said that Snapchat lenses “do not collect biometric data that …

Meta gathered people’s private medical data to show them ads on Facebook, lawsuit alleges
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta gathered people’s private medical data to show them ads on Facebook, lawsuit alleges

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta is being sued for collecting data from US hospitals without users’ knowledge, …

Facebook and U.S. sign deal to end discriminatory housing ads
2 years, 9 months ago

Facebook and U.S. sign deal to end discriminatory housing ads

The Hindu  

Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams called the lawsuit “groundbreaking.” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke called it “historic.” Ashley Settle, a Facebook spokesperson, said in an email that the …

Here's Why Clearview AI Agreed to Restrict Use Of Facial Images By Companies
2 years, 10 months ago

Here's Why Clearview AI Agreed to Restrict Use Of Facial Images By Companies

News 18  

– The facial recognition startup Clearview AI agreed to restrictions on how businesses can use its database of billions of facial images, to resolve a lawsuit it accusing it of collecting people's photos without permission. Clearview AI, based in New York, can still work with federal government agencies, including immigration authorities, as well as state government agencies outside Illinois. They …

Why has the State of Texas sued Meta?
3 years, 1 month ago

Why has the State of Texas sued Meta?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. State of Texas has sued Meta for using biometric data of users for commercial purposes without their informed consent. The document alleges that Facebook captured biometric information of the residents of Texas from their photos and videos uploaded on the website for over ten years and disclosed it to third-party applications for commercial benefits. …

Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent

The Hindu  

The U.S. state of Texas has sued Meta, formerly Facebook, for using biometric data of several users without their consent to build the company’s AI feature. The company is violating Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act by repeatedly doing this, the lawsuit noted. “This is yet another example of Big Tech’s deceitful …

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company's use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform. “Reaching a settlement in this case, which is more than a decade old, is in the best interest of our community and our shareholders and we're …

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company’s use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform. “Reaching a settlement in this case, which is more than a decade old, is in the best interest of our community and our shareholders and we’re …

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices

Live Mint  

The Texas attorney general filed a suit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday, charging that the social-media giant’s longstanding and now discontinued use of facial-recognition technology violated that state’s privacy protections for personal biometric data. In a statement, Mr. Paxton said the company’s capture of facial geometry in photographs that users uploaded from 2010 to late last year …

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data

NPR  

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP Tony Gutierrez/AP Texas sued Facebook parent company Meta for exploiting the biometric data of millions of people in the state — including those who used the platform and those who did not. The suit involves Facebook's "tag suggestions" feature, which the company ended last …

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

Associated Press  

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit Monday a state district court claiming Meta has been “storing millions of biometric identifiers” — identified as retina or iris scans, voice prints, or a record of …

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial recognition practices
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial recognition practices

Al Jazeera  

The Texas attorney general is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the United States company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit Monday in state district court, claiming Meta has been “storing millions of biometric identifiers” — identified as retina or iris scans, voiceprints, or a record …

Facebook faces $3.2 billion U.K. class action over market dominance
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook faces $3.2 billion U.K. class action over market dominance

The Hindu  

Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus class action in Britain over allegations that it abused its market dominance by exploiting the personal data of 44 million users. The lawsuit, which will be heard by London's Competition Appeal Tribubal, alleges Facebook made billions of pounds by imposing unfair terms and conditions that …

The panoptic nature of biometric technology
3 years, 4 months ago

The panoptic nature of biometric technology

The Hindu  

Facial recognition technology has been deployed by social media platforms to tag a person in a photo or video, and by law enforcement agencies to nab criminals. Facebook isn’t the first company to be accused of using biometric technology inappropriately, and it won’t be the last as several large tech firms build and sell FRT tools to government agencies. A …

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

The Hindu  

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” said a blog post Tuesday from Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for Facebook’s new parent company, Meta. “Its removal will result in …

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users. Pesenti wrote that the world’s largest social network …

FB whistleblower calls for regulation
3 years, 5 months ago

FB whistleblower calls for regulation

The Hindu  

A Facebook whistleblower went before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to push them to regulate the social media giant, after an outage hit potentially billions of users and highlighted global dependence on its services. She spoke to Senators less than a day after Facebook, its photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp went offline for roughly seven hours, with “billions of …

Facebook whistleblower isn't protected from possible company retaliation, experts say
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook whistleblower isn't protected from possible company retaliation, experts say

NPR  

Facebook whistleblower isn't protected from possible company retaliation, experts say Enlarge this image toggle caption CBS CBS A Facebook whistleblower who provided tens of thousands of internal documents to federal regulators that reportedly show that the company lied about its ability to combat hate, violence and misinformation on its platform is set to reveal her identity in a nationally broadcast …

US court revives suit against Facebook over TV host’s image
3 years, 6 months ago

US court revives suit against Facebook over TV host’s image

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court has revived a Philadelphia newscaster’s lawsuit against Facebook over the unauthorized use of her image in A divided panel concluded that Facebook is not immune from Fox 29 host Karen Hepp’s claim that the U.S. Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman, writing for the 2-1 majority, said the suit falls under the narrow carveout for intellectual …

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly
3 years, 7 months ago

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly

NPR  

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly Enlarge this image toggle caption Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission is taking another swing at Facebook after a judge tossed out its initial effort in June, with a new complaint accusing the social media giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly by …

US Federal Trade Commission refiles lawsuit against Facebook
3 years, 7 months ago

US Federal Trade Commission refiles lawsuit against Facebook

Al Jazeera  

The Facebook case, first filed in December, presents an early test for US Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who was named head of the agency in June by President Joe Biden. The Federal Trade Commission filed the new complaint in federal court in Washington, alleging that Facebook violated antitrust laws by buying Instagram and WhatsApp in order to eliminate …

Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
3 years, 8 months ago

Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. New York Attorney General Letitia James said when filing the suit that Facebook “used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and …

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints

NPR  

Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images A federal judge has dismissed two blockbuster antitrust complaints against Facebook, in a setback to federal and state prosecutors who were pushing for a break-up of the social media giant. But Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the …

Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ antitrust lawsuits
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ antitrust lawsuits

LA Times  

A federal judge’s ruling delivers a blow to the FTC and the states, which claimed Facebook violated antitrust laws in order to cut off emerging competitive threats. The decision by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington on Monday sent Facebook shares soaring, pushing the company’s market value to more than $1 trillion. Rather than compete with its own products, …

Facebook: European regulators open twin antitrust investigations
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook: European regulators open twin antitrust investigations

CNN  

London CNN Business — Facebook is confronting two separate antitrust investigations by European regulators that will probe whether the social network’s use of data gives it an unfair advantage in online advertising. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who has launched multiple investigations into US tech companies, said in a statement that data collected via social networks “should not be used …

US government, states ask judge to deny Facebook's request to dismiss lawsuits
3 years, 11 months ago

US government, states ask judge to deny Facebook's request to dismiss lawsuits

India Today  

The Federal Trade Commission and a big group of US states asked a federal court on Wednesday to deny Facebook Inc's request to dismiss major antitrust lawsuits filed against the social media giant in December. Facebook had asked the court to dismiss the two lawsuits, alleging that they were brought "in the fraught environment of relentless criticism of Facebook for …

Facial recognition company sued by California activists
4 years ago

Facial recognition company sued by California activists

Associated Press  

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit says the company has built “the most dangerous” facial recognition database in the nation, has fielded requests …

Facebook asks court to toss federal antitrust suit seeking breakup
4 years ago

Facebook asks court to toss federal antitrust suit seeking breakup

LA Times  

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress in 2018. The antitrust lawsuits also ignore the growing competition from social media platforms including ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, Twitter Inc. and Snap Inc., a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. Since the government first cleared the Instagram and WhatsApp mergers, “this competition has only gotten more fierce, and consumers have benefited enormously from …

Facebook asks US federal court to dismiss antitrust cases
4 years ago

Facebook asks US federal court to dismiss antitrust cases

Al Jazeera  

In lawsuits filed in December, the US Federal Trade Commission and individual states asked the court to force Facebook to sell two prized assets, its messaging app WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram. Facebook asked a United States federal court on Wednesday to dismiss major antitrust cases filed by the Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state, saying they failed …

Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement
4 years, 1 month ago

Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. “It will put at least $345 into the hands of every class member interested in being compensated,” he wrote, calling it “a major win for consumers …

TikTok owner ByteDance to pay $92 million in U.S. privacy settlement
4 years, 1 month ago

TikTok owner ByteDance to pay $92 million in U.S. privacy settlement

The Hindu  

TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million in a settlement to U.S. users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law. The federal lawsuit alleged that TikTok broke the Illinois biometric privacy law, which allows suits …

Facebook faces new UK class action
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook faces new UK class action

The Hindu  

Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over data harvesting. Journalist and writer Peter Jukes said on Tuesday he had filed a lawsuit for unspecified but "substantial" damages three years …

Google secretly gave Facebook perks, data in ad deal, U.S. states allege
4 years, 3 months ago

Google secretly gave Facebook perks, data in ad deal, U.S. states allege

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc and Alphabet's Google, the two biggest players in online advertising, used a series of deals to consolidate their market power illegally, Texas and nine other states alleged in a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday. The two players agreed in a publicized deal in 2018 to start giving Facebook's advertiser clients the option to place ads within Google's network …

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust case
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust case

The Hindu  

An Australian regulator sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network. The lawsuit echoes a landmark U.S. Federal Trade Commission action accusing the social media giant of inappropriately maintaining market dominance by using customer data to decide on takeover targets including messaging …

Facebook faces antitrust lawsuit from federal government and states : Planet Money : NPR
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook faces antitrust lawsuit from federal government and states : Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

The Case Against Facebook Enlarge this image toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Pool/Getty Images Last week, the federal government and attorneys general from 46 states filed one of the biggest antitrust cases in American history. The government argues that Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were illegal, and that Facebook should be forced to sell the companies off. Today on the …

Australia sues Facebook over user data following similar US move
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia sues Facebook over user data following similar US move

Al Jazeera  

Regulator seeking unspecified fine, but Facebook says it has ‘always been clear’ about the information it collects. An Australian regulator has sued Facebook Inc, accusing it of collecting user data without permission and building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network. The lawsuit echoes a landmark United States Federal Trade Commission action accusing the social …

The legal battle to break up Facebook is underway. Now comes the hard part
4 years, 3 months ago

The legal battle to break up Facebook is underway. Now comes the hard part

CNN  

CNN — The groundbreaking lawsuits filed against Facebook on Wednesday by state and federal officials represent the gravest regulatory threat the social media giant has ever faced. The suits threaten to remake Facebook’s social media empire by carving out two of its most popular applications, Instagram and WhatsApp, each with well over a billion users. “It sort of defeats the …

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