AG Ken Paxton Sues Meta Over Facial Recognition Technology

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Meta over the use of facial recognition technology. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Paxton claims the company that owns Facebook and Instagram violated privacy protection laws in the state by using facial recognition to collect biometric data from users without their consent. The AG says Meta then sold that data for profit. Meta says the allegations in the lawsuit are "without merit."


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