Face Scans

A class claims in Chicago federal court that the online photo service Shutterfly collects and stores "scans of face geometry" for every person who appears in a photograph, even if the person is not a Shutterfly user.

CHICAGO – A class claims in Chicago federal court that the online photo service Shutterfly collects and stores “scans of face geometry” for every person who appears in a photograph, even if the person is not a Shutterfly user.

The lead plaintiff is Alejandro Monroy and the only defendant is Shutterfly Inc.

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