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Nearly 1.6 million Illinois Facebook users can expect to get about $350 each in a landmark privacy
lawsuit.
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The check is not yet in the mail, but nearly 1.6 million Illinois Facebook users can expect to get about $350 each in a landmark privacy lawsuit.
The totals were disclosed in a California federal court Thursday during the final approval hearing for a $650 million class-action settlement over alleged violations of Illinois’ biometric privacy law.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-facebook-privacy-settlement-illinois-20210115-2gau5ijyjff4xd2wfiiow7yl4m-story.html?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=2021-01-14-Facebook-privac
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