{"id":21272,"date":"2024-01-17T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=755908"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:52:40","slug":"texas-appeals-court-rules-mark-zuckerberg-must-testify-in-multibillion-dollar-lawsuit-over-facial-recognition-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/01\/17\/texas-appeals-court-rules-mark-zuckerberg-must-testify-in-multibillion-dollar-lawsuit-over-facial-recognition-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Rules Mark Zuckerberg Must Testify in Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/07\/meta-logo-behind-woman-with-smartphone-450925921-bigstock-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/07\/meta-logo-behind-woman-with-smartphone-450925921-bigstock-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southcentral\/2024\/01\/17\/755908.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southcentral\/2024\/01\/17\/755908.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p class=\"bloomberg\">Mark Zuckerberg can\u2019t avoid being called for a deposition in Texas\u2019s multibillion-dollar lawsuit alleging that Meta Platforms Inc. profits from facial recognition technology without user consent, a state appeals court ruled.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s decision left in place a lower-court order compelling Zuckerberg\u2019s testimony after Texas argued the social network company\u2019s chief executive officer has \u201cunique personal knowledge\u201d of information relevant to the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"lawsuits,legislation,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The 2022 suit alleged that Facebook monetized people\u2019s faces without their permission until late 2021 while maintaining a database of facial profiles. 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