Google Gemini face scans violate IL biometrics law: Class action

Google has been hit, again, by a class action lawsuit under Illinois’ stringent biometrics privacy law, this time accusing the tech giant of allegedly illegally scanning the faces of people pictured in photos uploaded to be edited through the company’s Gemini A.I.

Attorneys with the firm of McGuire Law P.C., of Chicago, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Google, accusing the company of allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA.)

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of named plaintiff John Adams, identified only as a resident of Illinois.

However, the lawsuit seeks to expand the action to include potentially “thousands” of other Illinois residents who used the Gemini generative conversational artificial intelligence platform since it was publicly rolled out three years ago.

The lawsuit takes aim at Gemini’s ability to edit and manipulate photos uploaded to the platform. The complaint notes that Gemini, like other so-called chatbot A.I. programs, allo...