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00:02Mercore faces at least seven class-action lawsuits after a third-party data breach
00:07exposed contractor information, according to the Wall Street Journal.
00:11The breach allegedly exposed Mercore contractor data, including recorded interviews,
00:16facial biometric data, and computer screenshots.
00:19Plaintiffs allege the company collected applicant data, such as background checks,
00:23and shared it with partners in violation of federal regulations.
00:26Lawsuits claim Mercore-monitored contractor computers,
00:30used recorded interviews to train AI models,
00:33and trained models on materials that may belong to other companies.
00:37Contractors said screenshots were captured frequently
00:39and included sensitive personal and professional data.
00:43Meta paused work with Mercore and is investigating.
00:45Mercore disputed the claims and said it complied with laws
00:48and acted quickly to address the breach.
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