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Facebook’s "Tag Suggestions" Allegedly Stored Biometric Data without User Consent
Facebook’s initial version of the its Tag Suggestions feature where users were offered suggestions about the identity of people's faces in photos allegedly stored biometric data without consent, violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
- Date it happened
- 2015-06-14
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- The Tag Suggestion tool uses facial recognition to identify individuals on users' photos and offers suggestions for tagging their Facebook profiles to the image.
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