CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois residents may be getting a substantial payout after TikTok settled a class action privacy lawsuit for $92 million.
The settlement resolves claims that the popular video-sharing app violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by unlawfully collecting biometric information and privacy data from uses then disclosing it to third parties without telling them.
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In addition to the cash settlement, the agreement requires TikTok to create data privacy measures including a training and compliance program for new employees and contractors, as well as instituting annual privacy training for all employees.
A judge approved the settlement Tuesday.
The settlement comes with two classes: a nationwide class and an Illinois class. Anyone living in the state of Illinois who used the app in Illinois to create video before September 30, 2021 is eligible for a settlement, which could be as much as six times more than claims in the nationwide class because of the BIPA violation.
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The deadline to file a claim was March 1, 2022. For more information, click here