06/17/2025
This is the official Facebook Settlement page for the class action lawsuit ๐.๐. ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ. ๐ท. ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐๐, Case No. CC 20LL00017 (Cir. Ct. McDonough Cnty., Ill.). Visit www.googleeducationbipasettlement.com for more information.
An $๐ด.๐ณ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Google LLC (โGoogleโ), which claims that Google violated Illinois law by collecting and storing biometric data of class members in Illinois through its Google Workspace for Education (previously known as โG Suite for Educationโ) platform without the proper notice and consent. Google denies that it collected or stored biometric data without proper notice and consent, or that it violated Illinois law or any other law. The Court has not decided who is right. For more information or to submit a claim for payment please visit the Settlement Website www.GoogleEducationBIPASettlement.com.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
You are a Class Member in this Settlement if at any time between March 26, 2015 and May 15, 2025, you had a voice model or face model created or had the Voice Match or Face Match feature enabled in your Google Workspace for Education or G Suite for Education (together, โGWFEโ) account while enrolled in a school in the State of Illinois.
This is just a summary. More details are in the Settlement Agreement, available at the Settlement Website, www.GoogleEducationBIPASettlement.com. Claim Forms, which must be ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, are available at the Settlement Website.
If, At Any Time Between March 26, 2015 And May 15, 2025, You Had A โGoogle Workspace For Educationโ Or โG Suite For Education Accountโ While Enrolled In A School In The State Of Illinois, You May Be Entitled To Get A Payment From A Class Action Settlement.
