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Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says

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Photobucket is sued over plans to sell users' photos to companies training AI models.

A proposed class action seeks to stop the site from selling users' data without first obtaining written consent.

Users suing include a mother of a minor whose biometric data was collected and a professional photographer in Illinois .

As many as 100 million users could be awarded untold punitive damages.

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