Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas #1095606 07/30/24 01:28 PM 07/30/24 01:28 PM
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U talkin' da me ?? OP Shiny Brass Underboss Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,836 Over Here < < in TX	Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state. In 2021, a judge approved a $650 million settlement with the company, formerly known as Facebook, over similar allegations of users in Illinois. “This historic settlement demonstrates our commitment to standing up to the world’s biggest technology companies and holding them accountable for breaking the law and violating Texans’ privacy rights,” Paxton, a Republican, said in a statement. https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-meta-settlement-3ed4d9c3c3abc4494a3731eac8643e4e "It's nothing personal, Sonny....... It's strictly business."