Texas secures $1.38 billion settlement with Google over data privacy
- July 21, 2025
- Posted by: Web workers
- Category: Workers Comp
(Reuters) — Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion in a settlement in principle reached with the state of Texas over allegations the company violated users’’ data privacy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday.
The agreement settles two lawsuits that covered three products for allegedly violating Texas consumer protection laws.
Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
The Texas attorney general did not say how the money would be used.
Google said the agreement settles claims encompassing Incognito, Location History and biometrics-related allegations. The company did not admit any wrongdoing.
Mr. Paxton sued Google twice in 2022, alleging that it had collected from Texas residents records of their face geometry and voiceprints without obtaining proper consent. He also alleged the company tracked users’ location even when they thought they had disabled the feature and misled users about Incognito mode, which is meant to provide private browsing.
The settlement does not require product changes, according to a Google spokesperson.
