Texas Secures Massive $1.4B Settlement Over Meta’s Secret Use Of Facial Recognition On Facebook Photos
The state of Texas reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta on Tuesday over the use of facial recognition scans, according to a press release. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Mehta in February 2022, alleging that the company violated the Texas Acquisition and Use of Biometric Identifiers Act (CUBI) and the Unfair Trade Practices […]
Woman Sues City For Arresting Her While Pregnant Based On False Facial Recognition
An eight-month-old woman was arrested on suspicion of mismatching facial recognition and sued the city of Detroit, according to multiple reports. Pocha Woodruff, 32, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging wrongful arrest. new york times (NYT) reported. The NYT reported that Woodruff was arrested on […]
‘Spent Three Hours Sewing On Me’: Hospital Brings In Special Facial Plastic Surgeon After Man Gets Mauled By Bear
A man was attacked by a bear near his home in North Carolina and required three hours of treatment by a special facial plastic surgeon to stitch up the wound, WLOS reported Monday. Bill Pallas was attacked by a bear early July 7 while enjoying his 30-year-old hobby of running trails near his home in […]
