United States of America: Texas: Lawsuit against Meta (Facebook) for allegedly using unauthorised biometric data
Progress
Current status
in force
30 Jul 2024 in force
14 Feb 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
central government
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in Texas Attorney General's lawsuit against Meta (Facebook) for allegedly using unauthorised biometric data
On 30 July 2024, the District Court of Texas issued a final ruling with a settlement amounting to USD 1.4 billion in favour of the State of Texas in a lawsuit against Meta concerning the company's unauthorised use of biometric data. In particular, t…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Texas Attorney General files lawsuit against Meta (Facebook) for allegedly using unauthorized biometric data
On 14 February 2022, the Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Meta (formerly Facebook) alleging that the company collected and used the biometric data of Texas residents without obtaining their consent. The Attorney General a…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government