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Samsung Gallery App Facial-Scan Class Action
Samsung · Samsung Gallery app on Android smartphones · Dismissed
About this case
The putative class action alleged that Samsung's preinstalled Gallery app scanned facial geometry from people depicted in photos and videos stored on Samsung smartphones without the consent and notices allegedly required by Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. A federal district court dismissed the case, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal on August 7, 2026, holding that the plaintiffs had not shown Samsung possessed or controlled the facial-scan data.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Samsung
- Product or service
- Samsung Gallery app on Android smartphones
- Court case number
- 1:21-cv-4976
- Case status
- Dismissed
- Lawsuit type
- Privacy
- Reported harm
- Privacy Security
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Sources
- Samsung Gallery App Facial-Scan Class Action
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