Facebook Tells 9th Cir. to Block Users’ Privacy Class Suit

An Illinois class shouldn’t have been certified in a suit alleging Facebook Inc. used photos and other data in violation of a state biometric-privacy law, the company told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The class didn’t show any harm from the use of its data, and class certification wasn’t appropriate, Facebook argues in a Dec. 7 filing.

The social media platform’s Illinois users allege its photo-scanning technology violates a new law by gathering and storing biometric data without users’ consent.

While judges and juries rarely award the maximum in statutory damages, the suit potentially exposes the ...