Texas Attorney General Paxton Secures Historic $1.4 Billion Settlement with Facebook (Meta) Over Unauthorized Biometric Data Collection

Summary

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly Facebook) to stop the unauthorized collection and use of biometric data of millions of Texans
• The settlement highlights Texas’s commitment to protecting privacy rights and holding major tech companies accountable
• Meta violated Texas laws by capturing biometric data without consent through its Tag Suggestions feature
• This is the largest settlement ever obtained by a single state and represents a significant win for privacy rights enforcement