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Plaintiffs seeks to revive BIPA claims against Facebook

( April 24, 2023, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A non-user Facebook user suing the company for not posting a public policy explaining its practices for retaining biometric data asked a US appeals court to overturn dismissal. “It is beyond question that Facebook engaged in wholesale [Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act] violations. That is why it paid $650 million to settle with the user class. The non-user class is no less aggrieved—and arguably more aggrieved—than the user class. The district court’s determination that non-users fall completely outside BIPA’s protection is wrong,” they argued. See document below. ...

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