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Texas AG v. Meta: facial recognition settlement privacy case

Texas Attorney General · decided Jul 30, 2024 · Settled

First case under Texas's Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act, over Facebook's facial recognition capture of Texans' biometric data without consent.

The case

Regulator
Texas Attorney General
Decided
Jul 30, 2024
Status
Settled
Outcome
Meta agreed to pay Texas USD 1.4 billion, the largest settlement obtained by a single state.
Amount
$1.4 billion

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Jul 30, 2024Decision: Texas AG v. Meta: facial recognition settlement
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
Oct 5Status Conference tentatively in 10dnext dateIn re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationStatus Conference tentativelyActivePrivacyN.D. Ga.
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext dateIn re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.
Oct 14An in-person status hearing is in 19dnext dateIn re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy LitigationAn in-person status hearing isSettledPrivacyN.D. Ill.23% equity stake in Clearview AI
Apr 19, 2027Jury Trial in 7monext dateUnited States v. Cerebral (health data for ads)Jury TrialSettledPrivacyS.D. Fla.$7 million
Aug 31Filed 25d agofiledIsbell v. SunoActivePrivacyD. Mass.
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiledTexas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion
Aug 21Filed 35d agofiledDutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationDecidedPrivacyDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)EUR 824,990,000
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State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

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