Google has agreed to pay Texas $1. 375 billion to resolve claims around its unlawful collection and tracking of users’ private data. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the agreement, emphasizing that the settlement sends a strong message to tech companies that they were not above the law and would be held accountable for violating user privacy. The lawsuit, initially filed in 2022, alleged that the tech giant secretly tracked users’ movements, private searches, and even collected biometric data such as voiceprints and facial geometry through various products and services, including Google Photos and Google Assistant
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