Apple seeks to dismiss claims its Photos app violates Illinois biometric privacy law
( June 12, 2020, 20:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple argues that a lawsuit alleging the facial-recognition feature on its Photos app violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act should be dismissed because users fail to plead that the app links the "face geometry” or “face templates” from photos to identifiable individuals, or that Apple collects the information at issue. Courts "routinely dismiss claims against device manufacturers and software developers that, like here, allege nothing more than the sale of technology which allegedly created biometric identifiers or biometric information during operation by the end-user," Apple argues. See document below....
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