Illinois users reach $550M settlement with Facebook over illegal collection and storage of biometric data

In a statement Facebook Inc said, it has in principle reached a $550 million settlement related to a lawsuit that claimed the social media giant had illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent. The lawsuit was filed in 2015 with Illinois users dragging Facebook to court for violating the…

Google win lawsuit against consumer group over its photo sharing and storage policies

The U.S. District ruled in favor of Google since the plaintiffs did not suffer any “concrete injuries.” A U.S. judge threw out a lawsuit filed by consumers against Google on the grounds of lack of “concrete injuries.” A group of consumers had claimed that Google’s photo sharing and storage service violated their privacy. U.S. District…