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Counsel reports a suit by Illinois and California residents alleging that Meta used Facebook and Instagram facial images for NameTag recognition and Emu/Muse Image generation, and collected biometric data without required consent.
The firm represents plaintiffs. This records its announcement; full complaint, technical mechanisms and merits findings were not checked. A proposed class is not a certified class.
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Plaintiffs counsel announces suit over Meta facial-data uses
Counsel reports a suit by Illinois and California residents alleging that Meta used Facebook and Instagram facial images for NameTag recognition and Emu/Muse Image generation, and collected biometric data without required consent.
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Editorial interpretation: examines relationships between creative labour, permission and institutional responses in this record.
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