Apple seeks to defeat summary judgment on US facial recognition case for Photos app
( August 24, 2026, 15:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple told a judge in the US Southern District of Illinois that a recent decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in G.T. v. Samsung defeats claims that the iPhone-maker violated the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, with Apple saying it didn't control biometric data because it was protected by end-to-end encryption.See attached document....
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