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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a Texas lawsuit alleging the company illegally collected biometric data from millions of citizens through its facial recognition technology without consent. This settlement is the largest recorded from a single state, resulting from a lawsuit that invoked Texas' biometric privacy law. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasized the state's commitment to holding major tech companies accountable for privacy violations.
Source: YAHOO