Meta Settles $1.4 Billion Biometric Case
1. Meta agrees to a record $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over illegal biometric data collection.
2. Settlement addresses allegations of capturing facial data without user consent, violating privacy rights.
3. Meta’s “Tag Suggestions” feature, introduced in 2010, enabled facial recognition by default.
4. Texas sued Meta for violating Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
5. Meta discontinued facial recognition in November 2021, also facing a $650 million settlement in Illinois.
#MetaSettlement #BiometricData #PrivacyViolation #FacialRecognition #CUBIAct #TexasLawsuit #DataPrivacy #TechRegulation #TagSuggestions #GoogleLawsuit
1. Meta agrees to a record $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over illegal biometric data collection.
2. Settlement addresses allegations of capturing facial data without user consent, violating privacy rights.
3. Meta’s “Tag Suggestions” feature, introduced in 2010, enabled facial recognition by default.
4. Texas sued Meta for violating Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
5. Meta discontinued facial recognition in November 2021, also facing a $650 million settlement in Illinois.
#MetaSettlement #BiometricData #PrivacyViolation #FacialRecognition #CUBIAct #TexasLawsuit #DataPrivacy #TechRegulation #TagSuggestions #GoogleLawsuit