- The Texas Attorney General filed charges alphabet inc WELL Google Google for allegedly collecting facial and voice recognition information from Texans without their explicit approval.
- In another violation of Texans’ privacy, Ken Paxton alleged that Google has collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and facial geometry records, from Texans through its products and services such as Google Photos, Google Assistant and Nest Hub Max.
- Google’s exploitation of the personally identifiable information of Texans for its commercial interests is a knowing violation of state law regarding the collection or use of biometric identifiers.
- Also read: Further antitrust problems for Amazon, Microsoft and Google: British regulator promises measures
- Violators face fines of up to $25,000 per violation, according to the New York Times reports.
- Paxton said Google has millions of users in Texas who may be affected.
- In 2020, Paxton’s office, along with nine other states, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google.
- After the riots on January 6, 2021 in the US Capitol, Paxton made inquiries Twitter Inc TWTR, Amazon.com Inc AMZN, apple inc AAPL, Metaplatforms Inc META Facebook and Google looking for details on their content moderation procedures.
- In 2022, he launched an investigation into Twitter for fake accounts.
- Price promotion: GOOG shares traded 1.90% lower at $98.62 on the last check Friday premarket.
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