Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over facial recognition and photo tags

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Illustrative art of a person with facial tracking guides imposed over their face.
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Texas announced a massive settlement with Meta over the use of facial recognition on Facebook, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022 claiming that the “Tag Suggestions” feature on photos uploaded to Facebook violated the state’s Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion over five years to settle the suit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said today.

It’s the largest settlement ever resulting from an action brought by a single state, according to Paxton. It’s also the first lawsuit and settlement under CUBI and serves as a warning to other companies in violation of the state’s privacy rights, he says.

“Any abuse of Texans’ sensitive data will be met with...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/30/24209538/meta-settlement-facial-recognition-tag-suggestion-texas-lawsuit

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