Facebook could have to pay "billions" in damages in class action lawsuit over facial recognition (FB)

A federal judge has approved a $650 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook that claimed the company used its facial recognition feature without user consent. read more.....»»

Facebook Inc. dropped a surprise during its fourth-quarter earnings call late Wednesday: A $550 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over its use of facial-recognition.....»»

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action l.....»»

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed it .....»»

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc's effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent......»»

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc's effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent......»»

A U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission.      &nbs.....»»

A federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook Inc. to proceed Monday, according to a Reuters report. The suit challenges the social-network giant over its gathering of facial recog.....»»

The Supreme Court will not hear a case involving Facebook and its facial recognition technology for photos, leaving it open to multi-billion dollar lawsuits from its users. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has more......»»

A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users' private data, calling the social media company's views on privacy "so wrong.".....»»

The ruling adds to the privacy woes that have been mounting against Facebook for weeks.....»»

The new lawsuit seeks class-action status and more than $5 million in damages for students who paid full spring 2020 tuition and fees......»»

Shareholders claim SolarWinds' misleading statements resulted in "significant losses and damages" for investors who purchased shares between between Feb. 24 and Dec. 15, 2020......»»

Facebook is paying a landmark settlement of $52 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by content moderators, who review posts depicting murders, suicides and other disturbing acts to keep them off the Internet......»»

Facebook is paying a landmark settlement of $52 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by content moderators, who review disturbing posts depicting murders, suicides, and other disturbing acts to keep the internet safe......»»

CBS A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»

Zoom Video Communications Inc. is now under fire from a shareholder who accuses the company of deliberately hiding security flaws in its platform. Bloomberg reports that investor Michael Drieu filed a class-action lawsuit against San Jose-based Zo.....»»

Alex Wong/Getty Images A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube &mdas.....»»

First We Feast/Complex A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — created software that matches people with publicly available photos to identify them. The .....»»

REUTERS/Erin Scott Facebook knew about a security risk for nine months before the issue contributed to the biggest hack in the company's history, according to a report by the Telegraph.  Citing legal documents from a class-action lawsuit agains.....»»