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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

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Meta agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations it used users' biometric data without their permission.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion over facial recognition lawsuit (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The 2022 lawsuit accused Facebook's parent company of illegally using facial recognition software without Texans' consent.

  2. NBC News

    Texas AG wins $1.4B settlement from Facebook-parent Meta over facial-capture charges (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.4 billion settlement from Facebook-parent Meta over charges that it captured users' facial and biometric data without properly informing them it was doing so.

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Meta agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations it used users' biometric data without their permission.

  4. The Federalist

    Meta To Pay Texas $1.4 Billion For Collecting Users' Data (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.4 billion settlement from Meta for collecting users' biometric data without authorization.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition, state says (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, state officials said Tuesday.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    Meta settles Texas biometric privacy lawsuit for $1.4 billion (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The historic settlement ended a yearslong legal battle over the collection of biometric data without consent — a violation of Texas law.

  7. New York Times

    Meta Reaches $1.4 Billion Settlement With Texas Over Privacy Violations (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The parent company of Facebook and Instagram faced allegations that it had collected facial identification information on millions of users in violation of a state law.

  8. Blaze Media

    Meta settles with Texas for $1.4 billion for unauthorized capture of biometric data in record settlement (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The company is accused of improperly obtaining facial recognition data without consent from Texans.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas secures historic $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over user privacy rights (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Officials said Tuesday that Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used users'...

  10. The Guardian

    Meta reaches $1.4bn settlement with Texas over privacy lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Lawsuit alleges Meta violated state law that prohibits capturing or selling information like faces or fingerprints

  11. Digital Journal

    Texas says Meta to pay $1.4 bn to settle photo-tagging lawsuit (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating a Texas state privacy law with a feature for "tagging" friends in

  12. Engadget

    Meta will pay $1.4 billion to Texas, settling biometric data collection suit (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle lawsuit involving the use of facial-recognition technology without consent. The company was accused of collecting the biometric data of millions of Texans.

  13. The Daily Caller

    Texas Secures Massive $1.4B Settlement Over Meta’s Secret Use Of Facial Recognition On Facebook Photos (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Texas reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta on Tuesday over their use of facial recognition scans in violation of Texas law, according to a press release.

  14. Washington Times

    Meta will pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition lawsuit (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Tech giant Meta on Tuesday said it has agreed to pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by the state accusing the company of illegally using facial recognition software on its customers.

  15. FOX Business

    Facebook parent Meta settles Texas lawsuit for $1.4B (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Meta Platforms settled a lawsuit brought against it by the state of Texas for a record-breaking $1.4 billion, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday.

  16. WHEC Rochester

    Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data without permission (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data without permission.

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Meta to pay record $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition suit (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The state's attorney general claims the company improperly collected millions of users’ biometric data.

  18. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over Facebook images (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The lawsuit by Texas against Meta involved the Facebook owner’s capture and use of biometric data from photos and videos without authorization.

  19. Investopedia

    Meta Platforms to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion in Facial Recognition Settlement (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Facebook parent Meta Platforms agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas in settlement related to its collection of personal biometric data.

  20. New York Post

    Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition suit over collecting data without consent (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Meta settles Texas suit on biometric data’s use (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas -- 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.

  22. UPI

    Meta settles data privacy lawsuit, agrees to pay Texas $1.4 billion (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Meta has agreed to pay Texas $1.4 billion in the largest data privacy settlement brought by a state.

  23. The Week

    Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram stands accused of using facial identification software without users

  24. CBS News

    Meta settles privacy lawsuit with Texas over facial recognition for $1.4B (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    San Francisco Bay Area tech giant Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the company used biometric data of users without their permission.

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