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How do I get my money from Facebook lawsuit?
You must submit a claim form to qualify for a payment. Anyone who submits a valid claim form by September 22, 2022, can receive settlement money — if their form is approved by the Settlement Administrator. You can submit a claim form online, or download it and mail it to the Settlement Administrator.
How do I get my $400 from Facebook?
You must have filed a claim form by November 23, 2020 to receive a payout. If you do not remember whether you filed, or if you think there has been a mistake, you can contact one of the following: Settlement Administrator: 1-844-799-2417. Edelson PC, lawyer appointment to the case: 1-866-354-3015.
Is Facebook sending out settlement checks?
Payments started being sent to members on May 9, 2022. According to the settlement website FAQ, it will take two weeks to finish mailing the checks and processing electronic payments.
How much is the Facebook check?
The court has scheduled a final approval hearing on Oct. 27, 2022, in San Jose, California, where it will consider whether the $90 million settlement is "fair, reasonable, and adequate." It isn't yet clear how many class members there will be or how much each individual will receive.
How much do I get for the Facebook settlement?
The deadline to apply for that class action lawsuit passed in 2020, and users began receiving checks in the amount of $397 in May.
How much should I expect from BCBS settlement?
The exact number of claims was not available on the website but if, say, 1.5 million people filed valid claims, then the average payment would be $12.66. If 150,000 people filed claims, then the average payment would be $126.60.
Why is FB sending checks?
The payments are part of a settlement over the company's facial recognition technology, the most visible digital privacy enforcement yet.
Why are people getting checks from Facebook?
Here's how you may get one. The free money from Facebook comes from a law in Illinois that is called the Biometric Privacy Act, which basically prevents companies from selling, storing, or collecting biometric data such as fingerprints or face scanning without obtaining consent from the user.
What's going on with the Facebook lawsuit?
More than a million Facebook users in Illinois are part of a seven-year, Class Action Lawsuit against the company, alleging it broke the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing biometric data -- physical characteristics -- of users without their consent, through things like facial ...
What is snap settlement?
Class Representatives, on behalf of themselves and the Court-certified Class (defined below), reached the settlement of the Federal Action with Defendants for a payment of $154,687,500 in cash that resolves all claims in the Federal Action (“Settlement” or “Federal Settlement”).