… Cities like Portland, Oregon, and states like Illinois have adopted strict biometric privacy laws that make it legally difficult to offer facial-recognition technology in home security devices. …
… Following legal backlash, Meta agreed to pay $650 million to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, which requires companies to obtain explicit consent before capturing biometric data such as facial scans. …
… These cases deal with social media, not AI, but these legal strategies used against Big Tech could provide a legal roadmap going forward. …
… Like other social media platforms, TikTok has faced backlash for integrating AI, with creators panicking that AI slop is drowning out their original content , along with environmental , legal and ethical concerns. …
… But vehicle information can be considered personal because it's legally tied to the vehicle's owner. Privacy laws, including proposed federal legislation from 2026 , prohibit the release of personal information from state motor vehicle records in order to protect citizens. …