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Google is sued for scanning user images in Google Photos; affected users can get up to $400 as compensation

On: June 6, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: biometric data, Biometric Information Privacy Act, cybersecurity, data collection, data privacy, data protection, Google, Google Photos, Hacking, Illinois, Information Security, privacy, Security breach, security flaws, technology, United States

As part of a settlement from a class-action lawsuit, Google agreed to pay Google Photos users in Illinois, U.S., a total of $100 million after it was determined that theRead More →

Facebook say it will remove facial recognition technology but Meta is still using it in its products

On: November 4, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: biometric data, cybersecurity, DeepFace, facebook, facial recognition, Hacking, Information Security, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, metaverse, privacy, social media, technology

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would stop using its facial recognition systems for user authentication on its social platform, although Meta, the now parent company of the socialRead More →