Like every big technology company, Meta, Facebook in its old form, faces various lawsuits from time to time. Due to the format of the social media platform or the streaming trends, the patent fights of the application or the technologies used by the company can be the reason for these lawsuits.
This time, Meta was sued for a technology it used for Facebook. We have explained the details of the lawsuit filed by the State of Texas for you. Here is the Facebook technology that is the subject of the lawsuit…
Texas does not want to use Facebook’s facial recognition system
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s reason for suing Meta was Facebook’s facial recognition system. The lawsuit alleging Meta’s photo-tagging system used on Facebook violated the Texas Biometric Identifier Capture or Use (CUBI) Act was filed in district state court today.
Facebook facial recognition
Texas seeks compensation for financial damages and an end to the unauthorized use of Texans’ biometric data. The aforementioned CUBI restrictions were passed in 2009 and are still in effect. This law requires consent with an information form before collecting biometric data such as facial geometry.
According to the lawsuit, Facebook scans user photos without permission and the automatic tagging system amounts to collective biometric data collection. It also brings to mind the claim in a previous lawsuit that Instagram was scanning images for facial recognition, which allegedly contradicted statements in its user privacy and security agreement.
Meta Policy and Crisis Communication Manager Dina El-Kassaby stated that the allegations are groundless and they will defend themselves to the end. The Texas Attorney General’s Office claims that “Facebook seized the biometric identifiers of millions of Texans for a commercial purpose without their informed consent and did not destroy them within a reasonable time.”
The lawsuit seeks a $25,000 fine for each CUBI violation and an additional $10,000 for each Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act violation. According to the Wall Street Journal’s report, this figure will equal hundreds of billions of dollars in total.
What do you guys think of this lawsuit filed by Texas against Meta? Do not forget to share your ideas and opinions with us in the comments.
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