⚖️ Coinbase faces lawsuit over biometric data collection
Coinbase is facing a class-action lawsuit from Illinois residents who claim the exchange illegally collected and shared their biometric data during identity verification.
The suit alleges users were asked to upload a government ID and selfie, which were analyzed by third-party facial recognition tools.
✍️ The complaint also accuses Coinbase of sharing this data with vendors like Jumio, Onfido, Au10tix, and Solaris without user consent.$
