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In re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy Litigation privacy case

Defendants

Multidistrict class litigation alleging Clearview AI scraped billions of online photos to build a facial recognition database in violation of Illinois BIPA and other state laws.

The case

Court
US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Docket
1:21-cv-00135
Filed
Jan 8, 2021
Status
SettledMDL No. 2967 before Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman; member cases terminated March 20, 2025 under the classwide settlement.
Outcome
The court approved a settlement giving the nationwide class a 23 percent equity stake in Clearview instead of cash.
Amount
23% equity stake in Clearview AI

History

3 dated entries
HearingAug 25 · 76d agoMINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: Status hearing held on 8/25/2026Source
AppealAug 4 · 97d agoMANDATE of USCA dated 8/4/2026 regarding notice of appeal 632 ;USCA No.25-1673 ; No record to be returned.Source
FilingJan 8, 2021 · 5.8y agoComplaint filed: In Re: Clearview AI, Inc., Consumer Privacy LitigationSource
PrivacySettledApr 19, 2027 · in 5moUnited States sued v. Cerebral (health data for ads)The FTC alleged the telehealth firm shared sensitive health data with third parties for advertising, failed to secure it and made cancellation difficult.$7 millionJury trialS.D. Fla.filed Apr 2024PrivacyActiveUnverifiedfiled Sep 2026Irish Data Protection Commission: GoogleThe Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location dataIrish DPCPrivacyActivefiled Aug 2026Isbell sued v. SunoRecording artists including Jason Isbell and David Lowery allege Suno's generator reproduces their voices, names and likenesses without consent, pleading BIPA and state right-of-publicity claims.D. Mass.PrivacyDecidedfiled Aug 2026Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationThe Dutch DPA, working with the CNIL on a French drivers' complaint, found Uber used fully automated decisions to temporarily or permanently deactivate drivers over suspected fraud or low ratings and did not properly inform them.EUR 824,990,000Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Texas AG acted against v. Meta and WhatsApp: encryption claimsTexas sued Meta and WhatsApp alleging they misled users about end-to-end encryption and the privacy of WhatsApp messages.Texas Attorney GeneralPrivacyActivefiled May 2026Flowers sued v. MicrosoftAlleges Microsoft's Copilot and other voice products captured users' biometric voiceprints without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Amer sued v. ElevenLabsIllinois plaintiffs allege ElevenLabs captured biometric voiceprints from real voices to build its voice AI without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.PrivacyDecidedfiled May 2026Dutch DPA fine: Yango (MLU B.V.), transfers to RussiaJoint investigation with the Norwegian and Finnish authorities found the company behind the European Yango taxi app transferred driver and customer data to Russia without adequate protection.EUR 100 millionDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)
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In Re: Clearview AI, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation

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