Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition suit over collecting data without consent
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from New York Post7 months ago
Meta Platforms will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve accusations of collecting biometric data without consent, marking the biggest state settlement. Texas AG emphasized holding tech giants accountable for privacy violations.
New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2024/07/30/business/facebook-parent-meta-to-pay-1-4b-to-settle-texas-facial-recognition-lawsuit/
The lawsuit filed in 2022 under Texas' biometric law highlighted Facebook's capture of biometric data billions of times through Tag Suggestions, paving the way for a settlement agreement before trial.
New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2024/07/30/business/facebook-parent-meta-to-pay-1-4b-to-settle-texas-facial-recognition-lawsuit/
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