Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition, state says
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
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Your support makes all the difference.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.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state. In 2021, a judge approved a $650 million settlement with the company, formerly known as Facebook, over similar claims of users in Illinois.
Spokespersons for Meta did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
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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