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I think the point was that this data, the shadow profile, is derived from a friend’s pictures etc, and as such the legal copyright to the picture (that would ne

I think the point was that this data, the shadow profile, is derived from a friend’s pictures etc, and as such the legal copyright to the picture (that would need to be deleted) lies with the friend. Or that’s how I understood it anyway, correct me if I’m wrong.

lmkg 5y ago
The copyright doesn't affect anything. The information about people derived from the picture is a separate artifact from the picture itself. That information is owned by Facebook, not the copyright holder of the picture, and its distribution is subject to a different set of laws. It counts as Personal Data under GDPR and Personal Information under CCPA, as well as biometric information under BIPA in Illinois. The real issue is that CCPA can only be enforced by the California Attorney General's office. This means that Facebook's violation of CCPA is, quite literally, as much of a political issue as a legal one. (CCPA's private right of action only applies to data breaches, not to other CCPA violations.)