Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/07/31/meta-to-pay-1-4bn-for-unauthorized-facial-scans-of-texas-facebook-users.html
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So, this opens the path for similar suits in other states, like, all 49 of them?
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I thought Ken Paxton was cool with facial recognition, or was that just for certain people?
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I’m sure that’ll work out to like 50 cents for me, but its still a good thing that FB got slapped with that high of a fine.
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I guess it’s only bad when private companies do it? Real ID drivers licenses are basically doing the same thing, even if the government isn’t explicitly saying so.
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Knowing Paxton, absolutely none of this money will be used for anything other than his own private crusades by his office, most of which are extremely unpopular. Or his legal defense fees and suits against House members who are planning to impeach him again.
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