ToplineA Texas judge ruled Tuesday that Mark Zuckerberg must face questioning as part of the state’s lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, over the social media platform’s past use of facial recognition technology and alleged violation of state privacy protections for biometric data. The 2022 lawsuit is seeking billions against Meta for alleged privacy protection violations. The state argued Zuckerberg has “unique personal knowledge” of information relevant to the lawsuit’s claims, according to Tuesday’s court filing. Facebook settled a $650 million class action lawsuit in 2020 in Illinois over similar violations to the state’s biometric privacy law. Section TitleTexas Suing Meta Over Facial Recognition Technology—Seeking Hundreds Of Billions In Penalties (Forbes)Zuckerberg to Be Deposed in Texas Lawsuit Over Meta Facial Scans (Bloomberg)

Source: Forbes January 17, 2024 19:46 UTC