Google will pay $ 1.4 billion Texas To settle the claim that the company has collected data on users without permission, the general lawyer of the state announced on Friday.
2022. General Attorney Ken Paxton Sushed Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voice prints and records of the facial geometry, through their products and services such as Google, Google Assistant and Nest Max.
“In Texas, Big Tech Not above the law. Google has secretly monitored the movements of people, private searches, and even their voice and geometry of the face through their products and services. I returned and won, “Paxton said in a Friday statement.
Google did not immediately respond to an e-mail looking for a comment.
The news comes a little less than a year after Target It was agreed on a $ 1.4 billion solution with Texas in the privacy lawsuit against the allegations that the user’s technology data was used without their approval.