Facebook sued over `illegally collecting biometric data` of Instagram users
(Android Central)

The company has already offered to settle a similar suit related to Facebook... What you need to know Facebook has been sued in California. It`s over allegations it collected the biometric data of 100 million Instagram users. It is claimed Facebook stored and profited from the data without users` knowledge or consent. A new lawsuit filed against Facebook claims it illegally collected the biometric data of 100 million users without their knowledge or consent. As reported by Bloomberg: Facebook Inc. is facing new allegations that it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets the company`s photo-sharing app Instagram. As the report notes, Facebook has already offered to pay up $650 million in order to settle a similar lawsuit claiming it illegally collected biometric data using a photo-tagging tool for Facebook. Now, a new lawsuit filed Monday claims something similar may have happened on Instagram: In the new lawsuit, filed Mon...