Texas AG Finalizes Nearly $1.4M Settlement With Google
Google signed the $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Texas that AG Ken Paxton (R) announced last May (see 2505090071), the AG’s office said Friday. The agreement concludes two Texas data privacy enforcement actions against the company, the AG’s office said.
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The actions charged that Google engaged in unlawful tracking and collecting of users' personal information, including geolocation and biometric data. When the settlement was announced in May, lawyers and privacy advocates said the action solidified the state’s status as an aggressive privacy enforcer (see 2505120054).
“This historic $1.375 billion price tag for Google’s misconduct sends a clear warning to all of Big Tech that I will take aggressive action against any company that misuses Texans’ data and violates their privacy,” Paxton said Friday. “If Big Tech thinks they can get away with abusing user data and illegally spying on Texans without consequences, I will make sure they are proven wrong.”