Lawsuit against Samsung over Gallery app face scans falters in federal court
A federal court said merely alleging that a phone maker installed a camera and an app to process photos is not enough to state a claim under Illinois’ biometric-privacy law.
A federal court ruled that plaintiffs had not pleaded enough to bring a biometric-privacy claim against Samsung, finding that simply alleging the company installed a camera and a Gallery app to process photos does not meet Illinois’ legal standard. The decision scaled back a lawsuit accusing Samsung’s Gallery app of scanning faces under the state’s biometric privacy law.