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19 Apr 2018

Facebook faces foe formation in facial fingering fight

A US federal judge on Monday ruled that a lawsuit filed over Facebook's use of facial recognition technology can proceed as a class action, raising the possibility the social network could face billions in damages. The sueball was filed in May 2015 under Illinois' 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by three residents of state, Nimesh Patel, Adam Pezen and Carlo Licata, who were upset by the social network's collection of biometric data without adequate notice or consent.

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17 Apr 2018

Big box stores help boost Springfield's economy

Big box as well as local businesses can a city's economy in a big way. While there have been some national chains that have closed recently, the most recent being Toys R Us, there are more starting up soon. One of those is the Home Goods that will be opening on the west side of town.

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16 Apr 2018

Rauner signs 5G law that larger Illinois cities opposed

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a measure to bring uniformity in Illinois for cell service providers to install small cell technology known as 5G throughout the state, but the capital city isn’t on board. Senate Bill 1451 is now law. The measure sets out guidelines for local governments and utility or right-of-way authorities on what kinds of deals they can make with telecommunications companies looking to set up newer and more advanced cellular telecommunications technology.

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