Saturday, June 01, 2024

Will this settlement inspire other states to go the same route?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/meta-settle-texas-lawsuit-over-facebook-facial-recognition-data-2024-05-31/

Meta to settle Texas lawsuit over Facebook facial recognition data

Meta’s Facebook (META.O), opens new tab has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Texas that accused the social media giant of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent.

Meta and Texas said in a court filing in Texas state court on Friday that they have agreed in principle to resolve the lawsuit, filed in 2022.

They asked a judge to pause the case for 30 days to allow the sides to finish the deal and present it to the court. The filing did not spell out the terms of the settlement.



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