Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit
Outside view of the newly completed Meta’s Facebook data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah on July 18, 2024.
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Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit by the state of Texas over the Facebook owner’s use of biometric data by users, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday.
The suit, filed by Paxton in 2022, accused Meta of capturing and using biometric data of millions of Texas residents — which was contained in uploaded photos and videos on Facebook — without legally required authorization.
“We are pleased to resolve this matter, and look forward to exploring future opportunities to deepen our business investments in Texas, including potentially developing data centers,” a spokeperson for Meta told CNBC in a statement.
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