United States of America: Texas Attorney General reached agreement with Samsung Electronics America requiring express consent and clear disclosures for automated content recognition data collection

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Texas Attorney General reached agreement with Samsung Electronics America requiring express consent and clear disclosures for automated content recognition data collection

On 26 February 2026, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas reached an agreement with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. concerning the collection of Automated Content Recognition (ACR) viewing data from Texas consumers through Samsung smart tel…

Scope

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

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2025-12-15
under deliberation

On 15 December 2025, the Texas Attorney General filed Texas’s Original Verified Petition, applicati…

2026-01-05
under investigation

On 5 January 2026, the District Court of Collin County, Texas granted the Texas Attorney General's …

2026-02-26
concluded

On 26 February 2026, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas reached an agreement with Samsung …