Texas AG Sues Meta Over Use Of Facial Recognition

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., saying the technology conglomerate infringed on the state’s privacy protections by using facial recognition technology on its users without their consent.

Paxton filed the suit, which he said could result in hundreds of billions of dollars in civil penalties, in state court in Harrison County on Monday, the first day of early voting in the March 2022 primary.

He announced the suit at a press conference in Marshall, an East Texas town represented by one of his most prominent Republican challengers, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert. Paxton said Facebook collected “facial geometries” without consent and sent the information to others for profit.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties over Facebook’s previous use of facial recognition technology for allegedly violating state law on privacy protections. pic.twitter.com/RfDKDhZv1A

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