(The Hill) — A California woman is suing the Walt Disney Co. over allegations that the use of facial recognition technology at theme park entrances violates consumer privacy laws.
The class-action complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of Summer Christine Duffield, a Riverside County woman who visited Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in early May.
It alleges Disney began collecting biometric data from visitors, including children, at its parks’ entrances in late April without proper consent and has not been fully transparent with how it uses the data…