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.
With only eight days left until President Trump’s executive order reprieve of TikTok expires, Pew Research reports that only 34% of U.S. adults now support a ban, down from 50% two years ago. The number that believe TikTok poses a security threat has dipped ten points over the same period. Support for the ban has also declined in both parties.