Mark Zuckerberg to be Deposed in Texas Facial Recognition Lawsuit

The lawsuit, filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleges Meta used biometric data without proper consent, with potential fines reaching into the billions.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is required to be deposed as part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas involving the company's use of facial recognition technology.
The lawsuit, filed in February 2022 by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleges that Meta has been capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent.
Texas is seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in civil penalties, with fines of up to $25,000 for every violation of applicable state laws.
Meta had previously settled a facial recognition-related class action lawsuit in 2021 for $650 million.
In late 2021, Meta announced it would shut down its facial recognition program and delete related data for more than a billion users.