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Apple Photos Facial Recognition Biometric Privacy Class Action

Apple · Apple Photos app and People feature · Ongoing Litigation

About this case

Plaintiffs allege that Apple’s Photos app, including its People feature and certain iCloud configurations, collected or stored biometric faceprints from Illinois users without the notice, written consent, and data-handling policies required by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The Seventh Circuit denied Apple’s request for an immediate appeal of class certification, so the ongoing litigation will continue in district court; Apple disputes the allegations and has not been found liable.

Case overview

Defendant company
Apple
Product or service
Apple Photos app and People feature
Court case number
3:20-CV-421-NJR
Case status
Ongoing Litigation
Lawsuit type
Privacy
Reported harm
Privacy Security

Participation information

Settlement Claim

The court-certified classes cover Illinois citizens whose Apple device placed a photograph of that person into a People album; an iCloud subclass covers qualifying users with iCloud photo storage enabled; and an iCloud Faceprint Subclass covers qualifying users with supported operating systems, at least 10 GB of iCloud photo storage, and at least 5,000 photos or videos in the library during the specified period.

Type
Settlement Claim

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