Meta reached a $1.4 billion settlement over claims the company improperly collected millions of users’ biometric data.
Meta reached a $1.4 billion deal to settle claims brought by the Texas attorney general over allegations that the social media giant flouted state privacy laws when it collected millions of users’ biometric data without their consent.
The lawsuit, which targeted Meta’s use of facial recognition software, has resulted in the largest privacy settlement obtained by a state attorney general, according to the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “This historic settlement demonstrates our commitment to standing up to the world’s biggest technology companies and holding them accountable for breaking the law and violating Texans’ privacy rights,” Paxton said in aalleging that Meta knowingly violated the state’s Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act by implementing a now-defunct facial-recognition-based photo and video tagging feature.
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