In US privacy case over Apple Photo app, plaintiffs win class certification

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( June 5, 2026, 15:57 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: Plaintiffs were granted class certification in a US privacy case against Apple over the facial recognition feature in the company’s Photos app. District Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel concluded that plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged a manageable class, finding that the court need not inquire into each user’s knowledge of how the Photos app and People album feature will work because it’s irrelevant to the damages analysis. Additionally, a combination of Apple’s Illinois customer lists, iCloud enrollees, and user declarations can identify the class members. See attached file. …

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