Bloomberg Law
April 17, 2018, 6:49 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Judge Okays Facebook Photo-Scanning Case Seeking Billions

• Facebook could potentially be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages after a federal judge allowed millions of the social network’s users to proceed with claims that its photo-scanning technology violated an Illinois law by gathering and storing biometric data without their consent. ( Bloomberg ) Facebook is represented by Mayer Brown, while Jay Edelson of Edelson PC, and Shawn Williams of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd are representing plaintiffs. ( The Recorder )

• The U.S. Supreme Court is due to hear arguments today in the “Wayfair” case, which could force online retailers to collect potentially billions of dollars ...

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