Write civil / Chen Shi
According to beautiful intermediary report, local time on Feburary 26, the compromise that American federal judge approves Facebook formally to encroach user privacy case agreement, agree with tycoon of this gregarious network to settle collective lawsuit dispute through paying 650 million dollar.
Before this, be collected below the circumstance that Facebook is accused to informing beforehand or be asked for so that the user agrees and the information of facial number scanning of memory individual user, disobeyed Illinois " law of one's secrets of biology identifying information " (Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act) . Share user of about 1.6 million Facebook to refer claim for compensation to apply for. Make according to reconciling, refer claim for compensation to will win the compensation of at least 345 dollars of application each.
Zhanmusi Duonatuo of judge of court of place of area of American California north (write in the ruling that James Donato) reconciles in approval, "No matter with why be being planted the standard is measured, the compromise of 650 million dollar identifies information collective in this biology is a result that has milepost sense in lawsuit " . He thinks, each logarithm inside current job is occupied and the rich with digital privacy intense existence weichis, reconciling this is the major victory of consumer.
A delegate of Facebook makes a statement express: "We are very glad to can settle this matter satisfactorily through reconciling, this accords with the optimal interest of our community and partner. " Facebook denied all malfeasant accusation.
This lawsuit is OK restrospect to 2015. The compromise that Facebook ever agreed with to reach 550 million dollar in January 2020 agreement, agree to raise indemnity 650 million dollar below the judge's requirement after. The date of expiration that Facebook user submits application form of claim for compensation was on November 23, 2020. Make in approval in, the retaining fee that the court still rules Facebook pays 97.5 million dollar to office of 3 collective attorneys and 915454.37 dollars are other expense.
The basis reconciles agreement, facebook will " person face identifies " setting of acquiescent user option is " shut " , will delete data of all existing person face that share collective lawsuit user (pattern plate) the data with memory (pattern plate) . If participate in the user of collective lawsuit to be done not have inside 3 years,any activities are developed on Facebook, facebook also will undertake deleting to pattern plate of its person face.
This is one of privacy suit with the biggest throughout history. As the farther attention that protects to individual data and privacy inside course of study, many American cities belong to the relevant legislation that had enacted more strict protective user privacy in local level. Illinois is one of most strict to user privacy protection states, this city makes " law of one's secrets of biology identifying information " protect dactylogram technically, facial identifying the biology such as scanning and retinal scanning identifies data, also be the state that complete United States has law exclusively to allow people to seek compensation without the data of accredit.
Actually, undertake reconciliatory with respect to user privacy issue, not be new issue any more to Internet company. Current, the law of global Internet domain and standard still are in exploration, much home Internet and technical company ever were crossed consumer collective lawsuit inside global limits, a lot of also chose to pass reconciling means to settle dispute of this kind of law.
Before this, tikTok also is accused to be gotten illegally and share the individual data of the user in this city. Local time on Feburary 24, tikTok and American user are reached reconcile, reconcile amount is 92 million dollar. ? Reconcile to this, tikTok expresses, although the company does not agree the view in lawsuit, but think to reconcile as soon as possible however the original intention that accords with its to serve broad user. ? TikTok spokesman says, "Photograph comparing is immersed in lengthy litigation to go up, we hope to center energy to make TikTok community safety, cheerful experience more. We hope to center energy to make TikTok community safety, cheerful experience more..
