Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced the state secured a $1.375 billion settlement in principle with Google after suing the company for illegally abusing Texansâ data privacy and security rights.
The legal victory is the highest sum Google has yet to pay for any attorney generalâs enforcement of state privacy laws nationwide.
“A win for Texans,” Paxton wrote on đ.
The massive settlement marks a huge strike against Big Techâs secretive surveillance its unwitting users.
Paxton launched the lawsuit against Google in 2022 due to the company unlawfully tracking and collecting usersâ private data regarding geolocation, incognito searches, and biometric data
âIn Texas, Big Tech is not above the law. For years, Google secretly tracked peopleâs movements, private searches, and even their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won,â Paxton said in a statement following the settlement. âThis $1.375 billion settlement is a major win for Texansâ privacy and tells companies that they will pay for abusing our trust. I will always protect Texans by stopping Big Techâs attempts to make a profit by selling away our rights and freedoms.â
The Texas attorney general’s office has been hard at work to protect the rights of its citizens, securing a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly Facebook) last year for its illegal collection and facial recognition data software.
Paxton also previously reached $700 million and $8 million settlements with Google for anticompetitive and deceptive trade practices.
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