By now, everyone knows that Google, Meta, Instagram, and many other platforms have censored Donald Trump’s iconic photo after he was shot, as well as articles that will influence the election. Kamala’s record is disappearing from the Internet. You might not know that Meta was turning photos into biometric data.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a monumental $1.4 billion settlement from Meta. This landmark legal triumph marks the largest privacy settlement ever by a single state.
In 2011, Meta faced criticism for automating the tagging of individuals in photos without consent, turning each tagged photo into a piece of biometric data.
This practice, unknown to most users, violated Texas’ “Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier” Act, leading to this unprecedented settlement after a decade of legal challenges and public outcry.
BREAKING NEWS: We have secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta to stop the company’s practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data of millions of Texans without the authorization required by law.
This settlement is the largest ever obtained from an action… pic.twitter.com/AkOppAGO0K
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) July 30, 2024
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