$6 Million Settlement Approved In YouTube Biometric Privacy Class Action

( February 23, 2026, 8:09 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted final approval to a $6,022,500 nonreversionary class action settlement resolving claims that YouTube and Google violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing scans of users’ facial geometry through a pair of video editing features without providing written notice, obtaining consent or maintaining a retention policy....