Prisma Labs Skirts BIPA Suit Over Training of Its AI Photo App

Photo-editing app maker Prisma Labs Inc. convinced a federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging its AI-powered features violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law.

The plaintiff failed to show a clear link between pictures he uploaded of himself on websites including Facebook and Tinder and Prisma’s failure to comply with the Biometric Information Privacy Act, Judge Jorge Alonso wrote in a Tuesday order granting Prisma’s motion to dismiss in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Prisma is the developer behind Lensa App, an application that turns users’ pictures into “Magic Avatars.” Prisma’s privacy policy explains ...