Hacker NewsJul 30, 2024
Meta to pay Texas $1.4B for using facial recognition without users' permission
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/30/texas-meta-facebook-biometric-data-settlement/
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Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission

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

The Texas Tribune