The lawsuit by Texas against Meta involved the Facebook owner’s capture and use of biometric data without legally required authorization.
The lawsuit related to the Facebook owner's unauthorized use of the personal biometric data of users.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.
The attorney general's office, which had accused Facebook of storing billions of biometric identifiers without customers' consent, said Tuesday that the settlement with Meta is the largest legal settlement ever obtained as the result of an action by a single statement.
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