Meta loses bid to end Illinois voiceprint suit over Facebook, Messenger audio
By Maria Dinzeo ( June 25, 2026, 20:32 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge refused to end an Illinois biometric privacy lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms of collecting voiceprints through Facebook and Messenger, finding a factual dispute over whether the company’s voice-processing systems and account data could identify users by their voices.A US federal judge said there is a sufficient factual dispute over whether Meta Platforms can use people’s voices to identify them to let an Illinois biometric privacy lawsuit against the company proceed....
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