In Brief: Meta hit with Texas lawsuit over photo tagging
The suit claims Meta’s Facebook violated Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act.
The suit claims Meta’s Facebook violated Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act.
WW International (formerly Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary, Kurbo will pay a $1.5 million settlement after being charged by the US Federal Trade Commission with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). They also have to delete information they collected, and change the models and algorithms that collected it.
Now in beta, the expectation is to roll out the new feature by late 2022.
Traffic to ecommerce websites fell 1% year-on-year while ecommerce app sessions rose 13%, according to Similarweb. Shopper experience still needs improvement: 41% of shoppers feel like strangers to their favorite retailers and only 20% see frequent personalization. Convenience is king: 55% say they’d pay more to find the right item without scrolling through several pages of results.