Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos' facial recognition

Google Photos users nervous about facial recognition on the service aren't going to be very happy. A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by gathering biometric data from photos without permission. The plaintiffs couldn't demonstrate that they'd suffered "concrete injuries" from the facial recognition system, according to the judge. The suit had been filed in March 2016. The complainants wanted over $5 million for state residents, with $5,000 for each purposeful violation and $1,000 for each unintentional violation.