Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users’ biometric information. The iPhone is widely known for using Face ID as a biometric security feature to help protect users’ privacy. However, a class action lawsuit in Illinois alleges that Apple violated privacy laws by collecting biometric data through the Photos app. The lawsuit argues that Apple collected this biometric data without users’ consent, in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Meta also agreed to a separate $68.5 million settlement over allegations that Instagram collected and stored users’ biometric data without consent.