U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 22, 2020
US Supreme Court won’t hear Facebook biometric data case
After a U.S. Supreme Court certiorari denial Tuesday, social media giant Facebook Inc. must continue defending against a class action claiming billions in damages over the company's honing of facial recognition technology using vast troves of user photos.
After a U.S. Supreme Court certiorari denial Tuesday, social media giant Facebook Inc. must continue defending against a class action claiming billions in damages over the company's honing of facial recognition technology using vast troves of user photos.
The swift rejection -- rendered after the petition was considered at just one conference and only seven weeks after its filing -- implies the high court's agreement with an Aug. 9 ...
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