Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations
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Google has agreed to pay $1.375bn to settle a lawsuit with Texas over alleged violations of data privacy, which included the unauthorised tracking of users’ location, incognito search and biometric data, according to a press release from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
This is the largest settlement relating to data privacy that Google has faced and reflects the state’s accusations that the company’s actions constituted unlawful behaviour, which was also considered negligent and reckless.
“Google’s location tracking continuing to nosesy up to Texans’ private lives,” said Paxton in a statement, “and now the company will finally be held accountable for its deceptive practices.”
In related news, Google was also sued earlier this week in the US over alleged racial profiling by its advertising platform. Google faces increasing legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny worldwide.