Google claimed to pay $ 1.4 billion to Texas that the company collected users’ data without permission
“In Texas, not above the Big Tech law.” Paxton said in a statement. “Over the years, Google tracked people’s movements, personal discoveries and even their voiceprint and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won.”
The agreement resolves several claims made against the discovery giants in 2022 in 2022 geolocation, secret search and biometric data. The state argued that Google “was illegally tracking and collecting private data from users.”
For example, Paxton claimed that Google collected millions of biometric identifiers, including records of voice and face geometry, through such products and services such as Google Photo and Google Assistant.
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneeda stated that the agreement organizes an array of “old claims”, some of which are related to product policies that the company has already changed.
He said in a statement, “We are happy to put him behind, and we will continue to control strong privacy control in our services.”
The company also clarified that settlement does not require any new product change.
Paxton stated that $ 1.4 billion is the largest amount won by any state won by any state with Google on this type of data-prone violations.
Texas had reached two other major settlements with Google within the last two years, which included one in December 2023 with the company to pay $ 700 million and to give several other concessions that she was competing against her Android app store.
Meta has also agreed on allegations in a privacy case for disposal of $ 1.4 billion with Texas that Tech Giants used biometric data of users. (AP)
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