Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a significant settlement with Google concerning data privacy rights for Texans. The settlement, amounting to $1. 375 billion, addresses allegations of unlawful tracking of personal information by the tech giant.
• In 2022, Paxton sued Google for illegally tracking users’ geolocation, incognito searches, and biometric data.
• The $1. 375 billion settlement is the largest agreed upon by any state against Google for privacy violations, surpassing previous settlements, including a smaller multistate coalition settlement of $391 million.
• Paxton emphasized that the settlement serves as a warning to Big Tech that they cannot abuse consumer trust without consequences.
• The agreement does not require Google to admit any wrongdoing or change its business practices.
• Google stated that the settlement resolves old claims and highlighted that it has already made changes to its product policies.
• Last year, Texas secured another significant settlement of $1. 4 billion from Meta (formerly Facebook) for unlawfully collecting facial recognition data.
• For these legal actions, the attorney general’s office employed the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, operating on a contingency fee agreement.
The $1. 375 billion settlement marks a pivotal victory in Texas's efforts to uphold consumer privacy rights against major tech companies. Attorney General Paxton's actions have established him as a leading figure in protecting citizens from unlawful data practices.
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