A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to a Facebook settlement with 1,6 millions Illinois's $ 650 million.
The largest social network will pay "As soon as possible" the members of an Illinois team who have filed lawsuits for their privacy.
Chicago attorney Jay Edelson sued Facebook in Cook County Circuit Court in 2015, alleging that the use of the identification tags person from the Platform is not permitted under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
The lawsuit alleged that Facebook's tags suggestion tool, which scanned faces in users' photos and offered suggestions about who a person might be, stored biometric data without the consent of users in violation of an Illinois law.
The case became a lawsuit in 2018. In 2019, Facebook did face recognition optional.
Three plaintiffs will each receive $5.000, while the rest of the class will receive at least $345 each, according to the ruling by James Donato of the Northern District of Columbia. California.
Donato said the settlement was a "landmark result" and a "significant victory for consumers in the controversial area of digital privacy".
"We are pleased to reach a settlement so that we can overcome this issue, which is in the interest of our community and our shareholders." said Facebook.