By HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected data on users without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday.

In 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products and services like Google Photos, Google Assistant, and Nest Hub Max.

“In Texas, Big Tech is not above the law. For years, Google secretly tracked people’s movements, private searches, and even their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won,” Paxton said in a statement Friday.

Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-05-09 19:38:10">May 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM EDT</time>

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google in 2022.{ai:summary}Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims of unauthorized data collection, including biometric identifiers like voiceprints and facial geometry. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasized that Big Tech must be held accountable for such privacy violations. #society

Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission

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