Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit

Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit by the state of Texas over the Facebook owner’s use of biometric data by users, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday.

“We are pleased to resolve this matter, and look forward to exploring future opportunities to deepen our business investments in Texas, including potentially developing data centers,” a spokeperson for Meta told CNBC in a statement.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/30/meta-agrees-to-1point4-billion-settlement-in-texas-biometric-data-lawsuit.html