Facebook’s on the hook for over half a billion in a privacy case that specifically affects Illinois residents. At issue is the facial tagging feature, which allegedly runs afoul of an Illinois law designed to protect its citizens’ biometric information.
The Tribune reports that nothing’s been announced about how eligibility will be determined… or how we can collect once that’s figured out.
A lawyer representing consumers in the case says 5-6 million Facebook users could be included, going on to say some users stand to make a couple hundred bucks from the settlement.