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        A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Amazon for failing to inform Amazon Go convenience store-visiting customers in New York that facial recognition technology is used on them.
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        According to the lawsuit, Amazon waited more than a year after the disclosure law came into effect to display signs informing its customers in New York about the use of facial recognition technology.
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        The Amazon Go stores utilize biometric identification technologies, including facial recognition, to enable its &quot;Just walk out&quot; feature which requires continuous monitoring of customers&rsquo; faces and bodies.&nbsp;
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        <b>Analyst QuickTake: </b>
        Similarly, last year, 
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          Google
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         and 
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          Facebook
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         were sued by the state of Texas for allegedly collecting biometric data, including facial recognition, of Texans without consent. In a separate case, Google even agreed to 
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          pay USD 100 million
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         to settle a class-action lawsuit for using the face-grouping tool on Illinois residents without consent. 
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