“This is yet another example of Big Tech’s deceitful business practices and it must stop.”
Facial recognition technology, which converts face scans intoidentifiable data, has become a growingprivacyand civil rights concern.
The company said the decision was spurred by societal concerns and regulatory uncertainty aboutfacial recognitiontechnology.
Governments have also use the technology to surveil people, and thetechnologyhas a harder time identifying minorities.
This isn’t the first time Facebook has been accused of violating a state’s privacy law.
The lawsuit alleged the scans were created without user consent and violatedIllinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act.
An estimated 20.5 million Texans are on Facebook, according to the lawsuit.
