United States of America: Texas Attorney General reached settlement in lawsuit against Google for allegedly tracking location data without users’ consent
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Texas Attorney General reached settlement in lawsuit against Google for allegedly tracking location data without users’ consent
On 9 May 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas reached a provisional settlement agreement with Google in the public lawsuit concerning alleged breaches of data protection regulations. The case involved claims that Google collected users’ location data, incognito search data, and biometric information without their consent. Under the interim agreement, Google agreed to pay USD 1.375 billion.
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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
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2022-01-24
under deliberation
2022-05-19
under deliberation
2022-10-20
under deliberation
2025-05-09
under investigation