Notable Facial Recognition Lawsuits
Consent is always necessary where facial recognition technology is used. Your participation in any data-gathering tool is always voluntary. And facial recognition lawsuits exist to protect citizens from privacy violations.
The Clearview AI lawsuit is one example. The company scraped images from the internet without its users’ consent. During the same time, the Facebook facial recognition lawsuit took place. That privacy lawsuit also led to a hefty settlement of $650 million.
Even dating apps aren’t immune to these privacy issues. And airports are also beginning to use facial recognition security and identity verification.
That’s why states like Illinois are leaning on laws like the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA requires companies to get explicit consent before collecting biometric data. If they fail to comply, they face a potential face recognition lawsuit.
Public spaces are more complex. New York City requires businesses to notify, but not give consent. Some cities like San Francisco have banned the tech altogether.
The lack of a federal framework results in varied regulations. This impacts the level of privacy and protection the average citizen can expect.
These conflicts show why legal representation is important when pursuing a claim.
Hire a Privacy & Face Recognition Lawyer
With the help of AI, tech companies have brought facial recognition to the market. This often comes at the expense and rights of employees and consumers. As a result, face recognition lawsuits are on the rise.
If you want to increase the success of your claim, you’ll need a lawyer. An experienced biometric privacy lawyer can make your claim more effective. Especially if they’re versed in the protection and usage of biometrics data.
Our legal team will guide you through a complicated legal process.
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Understanding Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition is a relatively new biometric security method of identifying or confirming a person’s identity using the unique facial geometry of their face. Facial recognition software is now used to identify people in photos, videos, or in real-time.
Most facial recognition systems rely on a massive database of photos to match an individual’s identity to photos on file. Face detection is now considered simple technology, whereas one only needs a camera to detect and locate the image of a face. The image of the particular face in question is analyzed, reading the geometry of a face. The individual face is digitized into a data set called a faceprint.
A faceprint is either entered into a database for future use or can be compared against a database of other known faces to find a match. The reliability of such technology varies widely. But even if the systems are accurate 99 percent of the time, this can cause major issues. The one percent of errors can result in serious security problems.
Check out the recent class action lawsuit against Respondus. It alleges the online company collected biometric data without consent. This violates Illinois privacy law.
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Why File a Face Recognition Lawsuit with The Lyon Firm?
Companies must respect the privacy of individuals, whether they are employees or customers. Any company that collects and stores this data must inform consumers. And they must protect that data to the best of their ability.
If they fail to protect this information, they must be held accountable by law.
Filing a Class Action facial recognition lawsuit is a complex and serious legal course and is only realistically possible to reach a fair settlement with the help of an experienced lawyer with the proper resources at their disposal.
We work with some of the leading privacy law firms across the country to provide the best resources possible and to help build your data privacy case into a valuable settlement. The current legal environment is favorable for workers and consumers involved in biometrics privacy class actions.
