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United States of America: Texas Attorney General announced that Google signed USD 1.375 billion settlement to resolve allegations that it tracked users’ location data without their consent

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Texas Attorney General announced that Google signed USD 1.375 billion settlement to resolve allegations that it tracked users’ location data without their consent

On 31 October 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google signed a USD 1.375 billion settlement for alleged breaches of data protection regulations. The settlement addresses the three cases alleging that Google collected users’ location data, incognito search data, and biometric information without their consent.

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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

On 24 January 2022, the Attorney General of Texas filed a lawsuit against Google over the platform'…

2022-05-19
under deliberation

On 19 May 2022, Attorney General Paxton of Texas filed an amended petition in a public lawsuit agai…

2022-10-20
under deliberation

On 20 October 2022, the Texas Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit against Google for collecting b…

2025-05-09
under investigation

On 9 May 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas reached a provisional settlement agreeme…

2025-10-31
under investigation

On 31 October 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google signed a USD 1.375 bill…