United States of America: Texas Attorney General reached settlement with LG Electronics requiring affirmative express consent and clear disclosures for automatic content recognition data collection

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Texas Attorney General reached settlement with LG Electronics requiring affirmative express consent and clear disclosures for automatic content recognition data collection

On 11 May 2026, the Texas Attorney General reached a settlement with LG Electronics resolving allegations that LG deployed automatic content recognition technology in smart televisions without meaningful consumer consent. Under the judgment, which a…

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 an original verified petition, an application…

2026-05-11
in force

On 11 May 2026, the Texas Attorney General reached a settlement with LG Electronics resolving alleg…