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Supreme Court Won’t Review Facebook’s Privacy Violation Case

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In a blow to Facebook, the Supreme Court won’t decide whether or not people can sue the social media giant for using facial recognition technology on their photos without consent, according to reports. The Supreme Court has thus far declined to take up the matter. The case, Facebook v.

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Uber Faces Lawsuit By British Drivers

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based group, was filed in the District Court of Amsterdam, where Uber’s European headquarters is located. They are asking the court to order Uber to comply with the data protection law or be fined 10,000 euros ($11,443) for each day it continues to violate the law. . Uber lawyers have their hands full.

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Facebook Expands Facial Recognition To All Users

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Facebook has announced it’s going to stop using its controversial Tag Suggestions feature, and facial recognition technology is going to be available to all of its users, Reuters reported Tuesday (Sept. Tag Suggestions, a feature that lets people tag friends, has been controversial.

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Court: Facebook Biometric Data Lawsuit Will Proceed

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The ruling came from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco with a decision of 3-0. The court decision could have billions of dollars in consequences for the company, and it follows in the heels of a recent fine of $5 billion that Facebook agreed to pay to the Federal Trade Commission over privacy issues. .

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Facebook Axes Controversial Tag Suggestions, Adds Facial Recognition For All

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Facebook has announced it’s going to stop using its controversial Tag Suggestions feature, and facial recognition technology is going to be available to all of its users, Reuters reported Tuesday (Sept. Tag Suggestions, a feature that lets people tag friends, has been controversial.

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Facebook Facing $35B Fine Over Facial Recognition Lawsuit

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As long as the Supreme Court doesn’t intercede, the case will go to trial. Facebook started the facial recognition technology in 2011, when it would ask users to identify if people tagged in photos were friends they knew. The contention is about permission and a lack of information about how the photos would be used.

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Apple To Restart Sales Of iPhones In Germany But Only Qualcomm Versions

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The court ruled in favor of Qualcomm and banned sales of the iPhone models that had the Intel chips. The hefty price tag of Apple’s newest iPhones, coupled with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles in China has been hurting the smartphone maker.

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