In a landmark resolution for privacy rights, Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, facilitated by legal powerhouses McKool Smith and Keller Postman. The settlement addresses allegations of the unauthorized capture of personal data by the tech giant. According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, this is the largest privacy settlement ever secured by any attorney general, surpassing the $390 million settlement that Google faced in 2022 involving a coalition of 40 states.
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