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Re:Facebook will pay more than $300 each to 1.6M Illinois us... by blackoil on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:45PM (#25800118)
If I have a 4/8k video where I recorded voice and face of a person, do I need to get a consent or only when I extract it and use it as biometric data?
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Re:Facebook will pay more than $300 each to 1.6M Illinois us... by opnitro on Saturday January 16, 2021 @01:10AM (#25800476)
depends on the state and the context, but yes: audio/video recordings without consent of both parties can be illegal.
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