Texas AG Sues Facebook Over Alleged Biometric Data Misuse

Facebook has been storing biometric data from user photos and videos without informed consent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday in a lawsuit against the company. Facebook “exploited the personal information of users and non-users alike to grow its empire and reap historic windfall profits,” Paxton’s office said in a filing with the district court in Harrison County. “The company repeatedly captured biometric identifiers without consent billions of times” in violation of state law, the office said. Paxton has actively pursued legal action against Big Tech (see 2010200058 and 2012160059). A Meta spokesperson emailed: "These claims are without merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously.”