2024-07-31 11:29:33
Due to the use of biometric data, Metathe parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will have to pay an exorbitant amount of Fines the government of Texas, United States.
The Demand for the use of biometric data arose in 2022 on behalf of the government of Texasresulting in the payment of the biggest fine that has been paid to a state administration.
However, it would not be the only trial he would face. Meta (not the only tech giant with a complaint), since the The European Union also presented a process against him but this would be for another reason.
Meta must pay a fine to Texas for this amount for the use of biometric data
He fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxtonshared that they reached an agreement with Meta the sum of 1.4 billion dollarsfor him use of biometric data that uses Facebook’s matrix without authorization.
He also stressed that the agreement between Meta and Texas It is the largest privacy-related lawsuit ever brought by a U.S. state government against a technology company of this size.
“After vigorously seeking justice for our citizens whose privacy rights were violated by Meta’s use of facial recognition software, I am proud to announce that we have reached the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single state (Meta).”
Fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxton
Likewise, the lawsuit filed against Meta It is the first under the Capture Act or Texas Use of Biometric Identifiershighlights in the press release issued by Ken Paxton’s prosecutor.
So it serves as a warning to any other company that may violate the Privacy Rights of Texas Citizensas Meta did by using the “tag suggestion” feature.
According to the lawsuit filed by the same Texas prosecutor against MetaFacebook’s parent company violated the state’s biometric data law by collecting data without informed consent.
This was with the “tag suggestion” feature that it implemented in 2011, without informing millions of citizens of the use of your biometric dataalso violating the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
EU sues Meta for monopoly and will seek fine for violating privacy laws
The lawsuit that Meta lost in Texas It is not the only legal problem facing the company formerly called Facebookas it faces Complaints also in the European Union.
According to Bloomberg, the European Union sues Meta for abuse of position dominant (monopoly) regarding classified ads with Facebook Marketplace.
Likewise, the European Union antitrust authorities They would prepare the possibility of forcing Meta to stop using data from rival platforms based on the Digital Markets Actas was anticipated to be investigated.
“Meta has forced millions of users across the EU into a binary choice: “pay or consent.”
In our preliminary conclusion, this is a violation of the Digital Markets Act.
Today we take an important step to ensure that Meta delivers.”
Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market
However, at the beginning of July The European Union also accused Meta of violating digital privacy rules.which would lead to a separate fine and would also be a violation of the Digital Markets Act.
This regarding that Meta forces users to pay or accept the use of their personal data to personalize advertising; if found to be contrary, it can lead to a fine of 20% of your annual income.
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