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TikTok to pay $92 million to settle US biometric privacy litigation

By Amy Miller ( February 25, 2021, 23:02 GMT | Insight) -- Embattled TikTok owner ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million and make additional privacy disclosures to settle allegations the video-sharing app collected users’ facial recognition data without permission. Although TikTok maintains it has never collected or used any biometric information about its users, the company was "motivated" to resolve its legal liabilities after facing more than a year of litigation, according to a proposed agreement filed in US federal court. Embattled TikTok owner ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million to settle allegations the video-sharing app collected users’ facial recognition data without permission, according to a proposed agreement filed in US court in Illinois today. The company also agreed not to collect biometric or geolocation data without proper notice. ...

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