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Lodra ,
@Lodra@programming.dev avatar

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 ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

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.

ExcursionInversion ,
@ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe they could use the funds on the freedom grid so fewer people die this winter

Gerudo ,

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

SeaJ ,

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

BrianTheeBiscuiteer ,

At best it’d go towards property tax relief so the rich would benefit the most and renters get fuck nothing.

umami_wasbi ,

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

NoSpotOfGround ,

Tomato / tomato.

deranger ,

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

solsangraal ,

i’d wager it’s more about paxton trying to let zuckerberg know who’s boss, and that he’d better toe the line if he wants to stay in business

the notion that ken paxton actually cares about commoners’ privacy is, um…sus

Vanth ,
@Vanth@reddthat.com avatar

All Zuck has to do is promise Paxton he will out some women fleeing Texas to get reproductive healthcare. Paxton would happily pay Zuck $1.4 billion.

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