ByteDance sued for allegedly collecting biometric data without consent

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By Kris HoltAug 2, 2023, 1:24 pm226 pts
ByteDance is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that its CapCut video-editing app is vacuuming up data from its more than 200 million active users without consent. Among other things, the lawsuit, which was filed in Illinois, claims that CapCut violates the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act…

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