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> The facial recognition start-up violated the privacy of Illinois residents by collecting their images without their consent, the civil liberties group says in
by pixxel 6y ago
> The facial recognition start-up violated the privacy of Illinois residents by collecting their images without their consent, the civil liberties group says in a new lawsuit.
>In a suit filed in Illinois, the A.C.L.U. said that Clearview violated a state law that forbids companies from using a resident’s fingerprints or face scans without consent.
>Under the law, residents have the right to sue companies for up to $5,000 per privacy violation.
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Up to $5k doesn’t seem adequate in this case.
- tuckerconnelly 6y agoWouldn't it be $5k * number of images scraped? Illinois has 12.7 million residents. If only 6 million images were scraped, that would be $30B.
- zoopdewoop 6y agoThose darn COPA violations...
- pixxel 6y agoYes indeed. Sorry I wasn’t clear, I meant from an individual’s perspective. $5K isn’t much, but yes the total sum would give some satisfaction.
- nwsm 6y agoThat's generally how class action law suits play out.
- drchopchop 6y agoWell, their "HQ" is a 1-person WeWork office near Penn Station, I kinda doubt they have the money to pay out any giant class action settlements.