Texas officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that the settlement is the largest secured by a single state.
FILE - Meta’s logo is seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, state officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. AUSTIN, Texas — Meta has agreed to a $1.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state. In 2021, a judge approved aIn a statement, Meta said: “We are pleased to resolve this matter, and look forward to exploring future opportunities to deepen our business investments in Texas, including potentially developing data centers.”
Filed in 2022, the Texas lawsuit alleged that Meta was in violation of a state law that prohibits capturing or selling a resident’s biometric information, such as their face or fingerprint, without their consent.
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