August 1, 2024 at 03:54PM Meta has agreed to pay a historic $1.4 billion settlement to Texas over the unauthorized use of user biometric data. This marks the largest settlement obtained from a single state and the first under Texas’ “Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier” (CUBI) Act. Texas attorney general emphasizes commitment to holding … Read more
July 31, 2024 at 03:06AM Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over a privacy lawsuit involving alleged unauthorized use of biometric data. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called it the largest state-secured settlement. This follows a $650 million settlement in Illinois. Meta’s total biometric privacy settlements now exceed $2 billion. The … Read more
July 31, 2024 at 01:09AM Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with the state of Texas over allegations of unlawfully collecting biometric data from millions of users. The lawsuit accused Meta of violating Texas’ biometric privacy law by using facial recognition software without users’ informed consent. … Read more