蘋果相簿遭 325 億美元集體訴訟，被指違規收集人臉資料
Apple Photos faces $32.5 billion class action lawsuit over alleged illegal collection of facial data
美國伊利諾伊州一項針對蘋果相簿（Photos）應用的集體訴訟獲批推進，索賠金額最高達 325 億美元。訴訟指控相簿在未經使用者知情同意的情況下收集生物識別資料：應用通過人臉識別技術掃描照片中出現的人，為圖庫中的每個人生成"面部特徵"，再用演算法識別 iPhone 使用者，相關資料還會經 iCloud 同步。
A class action lawsuit against Apple's Photos app in Illinois, US, has been approved to proceed, with claims totaling up to $32.5 billion. The lawsuit alleges the app collects biometric data without informed consent: it uses facial recognition to scan people in photos, generates "facial features," and syncs data via iCloud.
按伊利諾伊州《生物識別資訊隱私法》，受影響的該州消費者約 650 萬人。蘋果曾試圖駁回訴訟，堅稱相關流程不構成生物識別識別碼、且有隱私保護措施；但今年 6 月法官裁定該案符合集體訴訟條件，6 月 30 日美國第七巡迴上訴法院駁回蘋果上訴，允許訴訟繼續。
Under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, about 6.5 million consumers are affected. Apple tried to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing the process isn't a biometric identifier and that safeguards exist. In June, a judge granted class action status, and on June 30, the Seventh Circuit rejected Apple's appeal.
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