Google to Pay $1.375 Billion Settlement to Texas Over Privacy Violations

Google is set to pay $1.375 billion to settle claims of data privacy violations brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a press release. Texas filed two lawsuits in 2022 against Google for unlawfully tracking and collecting users’ private data, including geolocation, incognito search, and biometric data. This settlement marks the largest single-state settlement against Google for data privacy violations. Google has stated that the claims involve outdated product policies and that the company will continue to enhance privacy controls in its services.