United States of America: Texas Attorney General lawsuit against Samsung Electronics over alleged automatic content recognition surveillance practices
Progress
Current status
under investigation
05 Jan 2026 under investigation
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
District Court granted temporary restraining order prohibiting Samsung Electronics from collecting data through automatic content recognition technology
On 5 January 2026, the District Court of Collin County, Texas granted the Texas Attorney General's request for a temporary restraining order against Samsung Electronics. The lawsuit concerns the deployment of Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) tech…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Texas Attorney General filed lawsuit against Samsung Electronics over alleged automatic content recognition surveillance practices
On 15 December 2025, the Texas Attorney General filed Texas’s Original Verified Petition, application for temporary and permanent injunctions, and request for an ex parte temporary injunction against Samsung Electronics in the District Court of Coll…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court