… Meta paid out billions of dollars to settle biometric privacy lawsuits in Illinois and Texas and another $5 billion to the FTC for a separate privacy case partially tied to facial recognition software. Update, April 13 2026, 4:45PM ET: This story was updated after publish with comment from Meta.
Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts The new privacy features will roll out gradually. By Matt Tate March 11, 2026 1:20 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Meta has announced that it's introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. …
… Internal documents that have surfaced as part of the trial show Meta executives and researchers debating the trade-offs between safety and privacy as it relates to encryption. …
UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users The Metropolitan police are currently handling the investigation into the privacy violation. …
… Meta's terms and conditions require users to be at least 13 years of age to access Facebook and Instagram, but the EU's investigation found multiple issues with Meta's current approach to getting underage users out. …
… One decision we can be clear about — we are not building a central face database." Meta previously used facial recognition in Facebook as part of the platform's photo tagging features, but retired the technology in 2021 over privacy concerns. …
… The glasses could cost between $380 and $500 — even when privacy concerns have never been more front and center in folks' minds Continue reading. …