Especially in Europe and the USA, we see that internet giants are subject to lawsuits one after another regarding the security of personal data and fair competition and pay compensation. Google can be said to be the company that experiences this the most.
Google Photos case
A lawsuit filed in the state of Illinois in 2016 states that the Google Photos application does not provide any information or warning when scanning a user’s facial expressions into its database. This is a crime under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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According to the court’s decision, between May 1, 2015 and April 25, 2022, citizens with a face in any photo in the Google Photos application were entitled to compensation. An amount between $200-$400 per person will be paid, resulting in a total compensation of $100 million. It is stated that Google will pay 1.4 million Illinois residents.
Google, on the other hand, states that the photos are only visible to the user and can be turned off if desired. It is expected that the jury will give final approval on September 28 and payments to the victims will begin within 90 days. On the same issue, the TikTok platform paid $ 92 million, the Snapchat platform $ 35 million, and Facebook paid $ 650 million. So the state of Illinois has made good money from internet giants.
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