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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in facial recognition lawsuit

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $1.4 billion settlement from Meta, the parent company of Facebook, over allegations that the company violated a Texas state privacy law by collecting users' biometric data without consent. This settlement is reportedly the largest ever obtained by a single state in the US. The lawsuit claimed that Meta enabled its software to recognize and "tag" people in photos without obtaining users' permission. The settlement is to be paid over five years and marks one of the largest penalties levied against Meta by regulators. In comparison, a similar lawsuit in Illinois in 2021 resulted in a $650 million settlement.

  1. US
    Ken Paxton
    US Attorney's Office
    1. 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.
    2. Any abuse of Texans' sensitive data will be met with the full force of the law.
    3. I'm proud to announce that we have reached the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single state.
  2. US
    Meta
    1. 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 centres.

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sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.Ars Technica
  4. 4.Phys.org
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Associated Press
  7. 7.Financial Times
  8. 8.Science X

perspectives

  1. 1.Tech industry
  2. 2.Regulation
  3. 3.Social Media
  4. 4.News media
  5. 5.Advertising Industry
  6. 6.Covid-19 Pandemic
  7. 7.Privacy Rights

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.FacebookUS
  2. 2.MetaUS
  3. 3.Republican Party
  4. 4.Cambridge Analytica
  5. 5.GoogleUS
  6. 6.Report for America Statehouse News Initiative
  7. 7.US Federal Trade Commission

persons

  1. 1.Ken PaxtonUS
  2. 2.Barbara Ortutay

technicals

  1. 1.Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act
  2. 2.Google Photos
  3. 3.Nest Hub Max
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in facial recognition lawsuit