Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion in facial recognition case

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Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/30/texas-meta-facebook-biometric-data-settlement/

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Facebook parent company in 2022, claiming it had used personal biometric data without permission.

Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission

Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.