Class-action against Google Photos resurrected by B.C. Court of Appeal
The B.C. Court of Appeal has resurrected a man's attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Google for allegedly breaching the privacy of users by using facial recognition technology to collect and store biometric data.
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The B.C. Court of Appeal has resurrected a man's attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Google for allegedly breaching the privacy of users by using facial recognition technology to collect and store biometric data.