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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Dante Motley

Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission


Facebook’s parent company Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of using personal biometric data without users’ authorization.

The 2022 lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in state court, alleged that Meta had been using facial recognition software on photos uploaded to Facebook without Texans’ consent.

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