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Meta gets US judge's OK to seek quick summary judgment in biometric privacy case

By Mike Swift ( April 18, 2025, 21:01 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge in Californa said she would allow Meta Platforms to seek a quick summary judgment ruling that it did not violate Illinois' biometric privacy law by allegedly collecting the voiceprints of Facebook and Messenger users. If Meta has a "silver bullet" defense it can deploy at summary judgment to end the case more quickly, US District Judge Susan Illston said today, she would allow the social media giant to proceed.Meta Platforms has the green light to seek a quick “silver bullet” resolution of litigation alleging it violated a powerful Illinois biometric privacy law by collecting voiceprints of Facebook and Messenger users, a federal judge in California said today....

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