Biometric Data fines
Capturing faceprints or voiceprints without consent.
Biometric cases concern the capture of faceprints, voiceprints, and similar identifiers without consent. US state laws (notably Illinois' BIPA and Texas' biometric statute) have produced some of the largest single-jurisdiction settlements on record.
3 penalties · ≈ $3.4B imposed
3 penalties
Meta · 2024
Meta's $1.4B Texas biometric settlement
Texas settled claims that Meta captured facial-recognition data of millions of Texans through photo tag suggestions without consent, in violation of Texas biometric law. It was the largest single-state privacy settlement at the time.
Google · 2025
Google's $1.375B Texas biometric and privacy settlement
Texas settled claims that Google unlawfully captured biometric data such as face and voice identifiers and made misleading claims about Incognito mode and location tracking. It is one of the largest single-state privacy settlements on record.
Meta · 2021
Facebook's $650M BIPA facial-recognition settlement
A class-action settlement resolved claims that Facebook's tag-suggestion faceprinting violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. Roughly 1.6 million Illinois users received payouts.