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FTC: Everalbum, facial recognition privacy case

US Federal Trade Commission · decided Jan 11, 2021 · Settled

The FTC alleged the photo storage app applied facial recognition to users' photos by default and kept photos of users who deactivated accounts.

The case

Against
Everalbum, Inc.
Regulator
US Federal Trade Commission
Decided
Jan 11, 2021
Status
SettledOrder finalized May 2021.
Outcome
Everalbum must delete models and algorithms built from users' photos and get express consent before using facial recognition.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Jan 11, 2021Decision: FTC: Everalbum, facial recognition
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In the Matter of Everalbum, Inc.

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