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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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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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