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Economy & Business

BUSINESS

US state of Texas sues Meta for facial-recognition without consent

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that the social media giant has been storing millions of biometric identifiers, defined by statute as "a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record…

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

EU watchdog conditionally approves Meta takeover of Kustomer

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

The Wall Street Journal reported at the time that Kustomer was valued at just over 896 million euros (1 billion dollars)

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook to shut down its facial recognition system

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/3/21

The system automatically recognizes users and tags them in photos and videos

World

SOCIAL MEDIA

Meta shuts 'troll farm' run by Nicaragua government ahead of election

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/2/21

More than 30 politicians, business people, journalists and activists have been arrested since May, including seven presidential candidates

Economy & Business

TECHNOLOGY

Facebook changes name to Meta, signaling emphasis on virtual reality

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/29/21

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the current brand is "so tightly linked to one product that it can't possibly represent everything that we're doing today, let alone in the future"