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>""" Biometric identifiers do not include writing samples, written signatures, photographs... """

BIPA specifically includes facial geometry scans obtained through photographs...so a photo on its own may not fall under BIPA, but once Google begins to obtain the facial geometry scans from the photos that is covered by BIPA.

Edit: the penalties are: For negligent violations, individuals can recover the greater of $1,000 or their actual losses. For reckless violations, the baseline award increases to $5,000. Seems to me at a minimum this is reckless if not intentional, and I should expect to see Google try to settle this before that get smacked with $5k penalty per violation times millions of (alleged) violations.