\tA lawsuit filed against\u00a0Google in March 2016\u00a0by users who said the search giant violated their privacy through facial recognition technology in Google Photos was dismissed by a judge, according to reports.<\/p>\n
US District Judge Edmond Chang in Chicago said there was no reason to believe the plaintiffs had suffered \u201cconcrete injuries\u201d as a result.<\/p>\n
Complainants had argued Google collected and stored biometric data from images through Google Photos using facial recognition, which was not in keeping with Illinois law.<\/p>\n
The law in question is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, which requires a person’s consent before a biometric scan of their body can be made. Facebook and Snapchat are also facing suits for violating the act.<\/p>\n
In the Google suit, plaintiffs had sought more than $5 million collectively for the state residents affected, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
Google, along with Facebook, has recently come under scrutiny for its privacy policies and the way in which it handles user data. Last month, lawmakers questioned Google head Sundar Pichai in a congressional hearing on these issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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