Facebook fined $650 million for collecting facial recognition data inappropriately
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Facebook has been ordered to pay $650 million as part of a settlement to Illinois residents for collecting facial recognition data without their consent. About 1.6 million affected users in Illinois will receive a little over $337 each, totaling $540 million. Another $110 million of the total imposed fine will go to the legal firms representing three residents who filed the original 2015 lawsuit.