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Facebook, other users of biometric technology, face litigation challenge under Illinois law

By Mike Swift ( March 28, 2018, 21:58 GMT | Insight) -- With the use of biometric technology for security, advertising, social media and other uses rapidly expanding rapidly, a host of class-action lawsuits — many based on an Illinois privacy law — are attempting to push back against the technology, a group of lawyers said at a global privacy summit.A client recently came to Miami lawyer Al Saikali, proposing the creation of a national network of billboards that would scan faces for age, gender and facial expression to decide what advertising to show. ...

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