Snapchat was accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by allegedly collecting voiceprints and scans of facial geometry. Snapchat has reached a $35m class action lawsuit deal over claims it used lenses and filters to collect the biometric data of users. The social media platform denies any wrongdoing in the case brought against it in Illinois but decided to settle the litigation before it went to trial. Are the data Acts preventing technology companies from thriving ?

