United States of America: Texas: Attorney General lawsuit against Google over location tracking practices
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
24 Jan 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Texas Attorney General files lawsuit against Google for allegedly tracking location data without users’ consent
On 24 January 2022, the Attorney General of Texas filed a lawsuit against Google over the platform's location tracking practices. In the lawsuit, it is alleged that Google violated Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers to obta…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority