TechFreedom, CDIA Ask High Court to Strike Down Facebook Biometric Lawsuit
The Supreme Court should strike down a class-action lawsuit claiming Facebook’s face scanning technology violates Illinois privacy law, TechFreedom and Consumer Data Industry Association wrote the high court Friday. Nimesh Patel, Adam Pezen and Carlo Licata sued in 2015, claiming…
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the social network collects personal information from users in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Invasion isn’t a traditional harm that allows a private right of action unless plaintiffs show “actual harm,” TechFreedom argued. Circuit courts are split over “whether informational injuries can support standing absent real-world harm to the plaintiff,” CDIA said. An attorney for the class didn’t comment Monday.