( July 26, 2024, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple is opposing the certification of proposed classes in a lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act with the facial recognition feature in its Photos app, according to a court filing. The plaintiffs "fall short" of showing that the case should proceed as a class because there are too many differences among class members, Apple said. "Assessing whether any album includes PII requires a user-by-user, device-by-device, and album-by-album inquiry. Individualized inquiries thus permeate this case, and a class cannot be certified."Please see document below: ...
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