Settlement Fund In Facebook 'Tag Suggestions' Class Action Raised To $650 Million

Mealey's (July 24, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After a California federal judge denied preliminary approval to a proposed $550 million settlement of a class action over Facebook Inc.'s collection of biometric identifiers in its photo "Tag Suggestions" feature, the social network on July 22 filed a notice of amended stipulation of the agreement that increased the settlement fund to $650 million (In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation, No. 3:15-cv-03747, N.D. Calif.)....