Google Photos' new Conversational Editing feature, which lets users edit images via voice or typed prompts, is unavailable to users in Texas and Illinois. The restriction stems from state biometric privacy laws that limit the collection and storage of facial geometry data required by the feature's companion Face Groups function. Both states have previously sued Google over biometric data practices, leading the company to disable the feature in those regions while keeping it active elsewhere in the United States. Leia mais →

Google's new Conversational Editing tool in Google Photos is unavailable to users in Texas and Illinois because state biometric privacy statutes restrict the collection of facial geometry data required by the app’s Face Groups feature. Legal experts say the laws, including Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act and Texas' Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act, limit how biometric identifiers can be stored, transmitted, or retained. Google has disabled the feature in those states while offering similar functionality through its Gemini app, which does not rely on Face Groups. Leia mais →