• Lodra@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    73
    ·
    1 year ago

    I like that Meta is fined for this bad practice. But why are they paying the state? How does this help anyone that was actually victim of the facial recognition?

    I can see an argument based on how state funds help state residents. But it still doesn’t really feel right to me.

    A real tangential thought: What if fines claimed by the state didn’t increase the states fund? What if those funds reduced the tax burden of residents from the bottom up?

    • ikidd@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      I’d be good with it since I don’t have a FB account and so I get some benefit from them getting their PPs slapped. Because frankly, I have zero sympathy for anyone who still has a facebook account.

  • deranger@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    45
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    This is one of the best cases of “When one of the worst cunts you know of makes a really good point.”

  • umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    1 year ago

    From that title I thought Meta is going to pay Taxes $1.4b for the right to use facial recognition withou asking its users.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    When I read Paxton, I knew it wouldn’t be good for the people

  • SeaJ@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Is this going to Texans or is it just going straight to the budget?