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Meta<\/a><\/span> has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit with the state of Texas over Facebook’s unauthorized use of user <\/span>biometric data<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the largest settlement ever obtained from an action by a single state, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. It’s also the first settlement successfully obtained under the “Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier” (CUBI) Act in Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n

“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\u2019 privacy rights,” <\/span>said Paxton’s office<\/a><\/span> in a statement. “Any abuse of Texans’ sensitive data will be met with the full force of the law.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas initially filed the <\/span>lawsuit<\/a><\/span> in February 2022, arguing that the technology giant captured and stored the biometric data of millions of Texas residents without their explicit consent. The capture occurred for more a decade, as Meta runs facial recognition software on a majority of faces depicted in photographs uploaded to Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Paxton’s office, Meta did this “despite knowing that CUBI forbids companies from capturing biometric identifiers of Texans” unless consent is received. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now, that the settlement has been reached nearly two years later, Meta will pay the staggering sum over a period of five years to the Texas state coffers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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