(CN) Facebook violated its users' privacy to acquire the largest privately held stash of biometric face-recognition data in the world, a class action claims in Chancery Court.
Lead plaintiff Carlo Licata claims Facebook began violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy act of 2008 in 2010, in a "purported attempt to make the process of tagging friends easier."
Through its "tag suggestions" program, Facebook scans all pictures uploaded by users and identifies any Facebook friends they may want to tag, according to the April 1 lawsuit in Cook County Court.
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