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Apple faces data privacy claims from 6M+ Illinois users

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal court in Illinois granted class certification to a class of Illinois Apple users who say the tech giant violated biometric privacy laws by collecting and possessing their biometric data without their consent through the “People” album in the photos app. The court estimates the potential class size numbers over 6 million and that Apple’s uniform code of conduct unites the claims.

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