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    Facebook may pay Illinois users a couple of hundred dollars each in $550 million privacy settlement

    by Ally Marotti, Chicago Tribune Jan 30, 2020 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Facebook will pay $550 million to Illinois users to settle allegations that its facial tagging feature violated their privacy rights.

    The settlement - which could amount to a couple of hundred dollars for each user who is part of the class-action settlement - stems from a federal lawsuit filed in Illinois nearly five years ago that alleges the social media giant violated a state law protecting residents' biometric information. Biometric information can include data

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