

Snapchat was also accused on violating Illinois privacy laws in a class-action lawsuit filed last month. Payment amounts will depend on the number and validity of claims. What each claimant will be paid isn't known although a similar settlement involving Facebook saw 1.6 million users receive between $200 and $400. As a result, Illinois residents who appeared in a photo on the app between May 1, 2015, and April 25, 2022, may be eligible for payment. However, according to the suit, the company did not receive consent from millions of users before using the technology. They don’t scan or analyze your images in the Cloud, especially not for training their Artificial Intelligence algorithms or selling advertising. Google used the tool to sort faces it spots in photographs by similarity. Like Google, Apple is serious about the privacy of your data, but they go a step further in that Apple doesn’t even know what’s in your photo library. However, this does not take into account that the Street View cameras take pictures from an. All the ways Google Photos helps to keep your memories safe. We invest in advanced security infrastructure and easy-to-use privacy controls so you can safely store and share your memories. From a report: The tech giant was accused of violating the Biometric Information Privacy Act regarding its use of a face regrouping tool in the Google Photos app. Google maintains that the photos were taken from public property. Google Photos is the home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share. We collect information to provide better services to all our users from figuring out basic stuff like which language you speak, to more complex things like which ads you’ll find most useful, the people who matter most to you online, or which YouTube videos you might like.

Illinois residents are eligible to receive part of a $100 million class-action settlement after Google was accused of violating privacy laws in the state. We want you to understand the types of information we collect as you use our services.
