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Technology,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 25, 2020

Google tries to get class action over biometric data tossed

Pointing to none of the conduct having occurred in Illinois, the Alphabet-owned company argued it is improperly being sued under the Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Google is seeking to dismiss a proposed class action alleging violations of Illinois' signature privacy law that might test the scope of liability for major technology companies analyzing facial recognition data.

Pointing to none of the conduct having occurred in Illinois, the Alphabet-owned company argued it is improperly being sued under the Biometric Information Privacy Act.

"This clearly extend...

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