Kenvue Brands LLC agreed to pay $4.7 million to settle a Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class suit filed over its Neutrogena Skin360 app and website’s allegedly improper collection of unique facial geometry.
The plaintiffs alleged that Kenvue, once Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., collected their biometric information without sufficient consent and without providing a public retention schedule. Skin360 invited users to scan their faces using their smartphone or webcam to get a real-time skin assessment, according to the motion asking Judge Michael A. Shipp for preliminary approval of the settlement filed Feb. 17 in the US District Court for ...