Google to Pay $1.375B in Texas Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
The settlement addresses Google's unauthorized collection of biometric and location data, marking a significant privacy enforcement action against Big Tech in Texas.
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Texas Finalizes ‘Historic’ $1.4 Billion Settlement With Google Over Data Privacy Violations
Google has finalized a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the tech giant violated residents’ privacy rights through unlawful tracking, data collection, and deceptive practices, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced. The deal, detailed in an Oct. 31 statement, marks one of the largest single-state privacy settlements in U.S. history and caps a yearslong legal battle over Google’s handling …
Republican Attorney General Announces Historic $1.3 Billion Settlement With Google
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday that Google signed a $1.375 billion settlement regarding the misuse of users’ private data. In a press release, Paxton said the settlement marks the “conclusion of two of the largest data privacy enforcement actions ever brought by a single state against the tech giant.” “This historic $1.375...
Republican Attorney General Announces Historic $1.3 Billion Settlement With Google * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday that Google signed a $1.375 billion settlement regarding the misuse of users’ private data. In a press release, Paxton said the settlement marks the “conclusion of two of the largest data privacy enforcement actions ever brought by a single state against the tech giant.” “This historic $1.375 billion price tag for Google’s misconduct sends a clear warning to all of Big Tech that I will take a…
Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches settlement with Google for $1.375 billion
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)--Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google has signed the nearly $1.4 billion settlement that was originally agreed upon back in May. Google was sued by the State of Texas back in 2022 for misconduct of users private data including biometric identifiers, geolocation, and incognito browsing activity. This settlement is one of the biggest payouts that a technology company has had to pay to any state. The previou…
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