Facebook started issuing checks worth $397, at 1,5 millions Illinois residents, as part of their class action lawsuit against him.
More than one and a half million Illinois residents will this week receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook. This compensation stems from the legal dispute that began in 2015 over the platform's photo tagging system, which essentially used recognition person.
Seven years ago, a class action lawsuit was filed against Facebook, accusing the company of violating state privacy law, which prohibits companies from collecting biometric data without informing users. The platform has since faced widespread, global criticism for its use of face recognition technology.
Η litigation ended last March, with the definition of compensation reaching $ 650 million. And so Meta completely stopped the practice of face recognition on Facebook and Instagram. Nevertheless, as noted by Vox, the company has not promised to avoid it face recognition σε μελλοντικά products.
The problem was the old Facebook photo tagging system, which relied on face recognition to identify users in photos and videos. Lawyers representing Illinois residents argued that the platform's "Suggested Labels" feature violated the state's biometric information privacy law.
So any Facebook user in Illinois who posted a photo or tagged himself on the platform during a certain period of time could file a claim. Nearly 1,6 million Illinois residents were included in the lawsuit.
And after a year from the final decision in 2021, Facebook started paying !! Some Redditors reported receiving their checks this week by direct deposit or by mail. However, the payment has not been completed yet. There are still residents who have not received anything.
Those who received their check from the post office were a little carried away by the appearance of the envelope. Specifically, reports a user on Reddit: "Honestly, I almost threw away my own check. Sent in a brown envelope made of recycled paper. It was like a paper bag. "I definitely thought it was spam."
