United States · Privacy · 30 Jul 2024

Meta pays Texas $1.4bn over facial recognition without consent

$1.4 billion paid over five years

Company: Meta Platforms (Facebook)
Regulator or court: Texas Attorney General
Law: Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act; Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Status: Settlement

What happened

Texas sued Meta in 2022, saying Facebook's photo-tagging feature captured the facial geometry of Texans for years without the informed consent state law requires. Meta settled for $1.4 billion without admitting wrongdoing. Texas called it the largest privacy settlement ever obtained by a single state.

Sources

Texas AG press release Texas Tribune report (30 July 2024)

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