苹果「面纹」生物识别隐私案将于2027年4月开庭 陪审团审理

据路透社10月16日报道,苹果公司"照片面纹"生物识别隐私案将进入陪审团审判程序,庭审定于202 7年4月举行。美国伊利诺伊州南区联邦地区法院法官南希·罗森斯坦格尔于9月30日作出裁定,驳回了苹果公司的大部分即决判决请求,该裁定于10月8日对外公开。
本案争议焦点是:苹果"照片"应用生成的面部"面纹"(faceprints)是否构成伊利诺伊州《生物识别信息隐私法》所涵盖的面部几何特征。苹果公司否认存在不当行为,并辩称其无法访问这些加密信息。
需要澄清的是,目前没有任何损害赔偿裁决作出,庭审尚未开始。部分媒体报道中提及的巨额潜在赔偿数字,只是按法定最高标准乘以拟议集体规模计算出的理论风险敞口,并非法院已判定的金额。
据路透社测算,按照该法案的法定赔偿标准与拟议集体规模——涉及约800万伊利诺伊州居民——苹果的理论赔偿敞口最高可达约400亿美元。但这一数字只是法定上限的测算,并非法院已判定的金额:目前没有任何损害赔偿裁决作出,庭审尚未开始,案件结果仍有待2027年4月的庭审。
Apple 'Faceprint' Biometric Privacy Case to Go Before a Jury in April 2027
Reuters reported on Oct. 16 that Apple's "photo faceprint" biometric privacy case will proceed to a jury trial, scheduled for April 2027. Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ruled on Sept. 30, in a decision unsealed on Oct. 8, denying most of Apple's motion for summary judgment.
At issue is whether the facial "faceprints" generated by Apple's Photos app constitute facial geometry covered by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Apple denies wrongdoing and argues it cannot access the encrypted information.
According to Reuters' analysis, under the act's statutory damages framework and the proposed class size — roughly 8 million Illinois residents — Apple's theoretical exposure could reach as much as $40 billion. That figure is a statutory maximum calculation, not an amount any court has awarded; no damages ruling has been made, the trial has not begun, and the outcome awaits the April 2027 proceedings.
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