United States of America: Texas Attorney General lawsuit against Sony Corporation over alleged automatic content recognition surveillance practices

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
15 Dec 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

15 Dec 2025
under deliberation

Texas Attorney General filed lawsuit against Sony Corporation over alleged automatic content recognition surveillance practices

On 15 December 2025, the Texas Attorney General filed Texas’s original petition and application for permanent injunction against Sony Corporation of America and Sony Electronics in the District Court of Nueces County, Texas. The lawsuit concerns the…

Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court