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Texas sues Meta over 'secretly harvesting' Facebook facial recognition data

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Published February 15, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
In this illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2021, a person watches on a smartphone as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils the META logo. The name of Facebook's parent company was changed to Meta to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.
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In this illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2021, a person watches on a smartphone as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils the META logo. The name of Facebook's parent company was changed to Meta to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, alleging they were “secretly harvesting” the facial recognition profiles of Facebook users.

Host Scott Tong speaks with Roben Farzad, host of Public Radio’s “Full Disclosure,” about the move. Listen to the story here.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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