Published on: 2025-05-13 11:02:54
Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas over a 2022 lawsuit that alleged it had been collecting and using biometric data of millions of Texans without properly acquiring their consent. The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the settlement agreement, which called it a 'historic win' for the state, noting that it's the highest recovery nationwide against Google. "To date, no state has attained a settlement against Google for similar data-privac
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A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to the company's office at St. John's Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2025. Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations of violating the data privacy rights of state residents, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday. Paxton sued Google in 2022 for allegedly unlawfully tracking and collecting users' private data. The attorney general said the settlement, which covers allegations in two separ
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Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of violating its residents' data privacy rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google in 2022, alleging that it collected users' biometrics without their express consent and continued to track their location even after they've disabled the feature. In the Attorney General's website, his office said that it's the biggest amount Google has agreed to pay to resolve similar lawsuits for da
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Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito searches, and voice and facial data without their permission. The lawsuits were brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2022. Facebook’s parent company Meta agreed to pay a similar amount to settle a facial recognition-related lawsuit from Paxton last year. “In Texas, Big Tech is not above the law,” Paxton said in a statement. “For years
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 03:37:37
A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to the company's office at St. John's Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2025. Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations of violating the data privacy rights of state residents, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday. Paxton sued Google in 2022 for allegedly unlawfully tracking and collecting the private data of users. The attorney general said the settlement, which covers allegations in two
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