--- title: Google Settles for $1.375 Billion with Texas over... description: Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations, including unauthorized user tracking and biometric data collection. This... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-settles-for-1-375-billion-with-texas-over-privacy-violations-vg3i81luk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Settles for $1.375 Billion with Texas over Privacy Violations | daily.dev og:description: Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations, including unauthorized user tracking and biometric data collection. This... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-settles-for-1-375-billion-with-texas-over-privacy-violations-vg3i81luk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vg3i81Luk.png og:image:alt: Google Settles for $1.375 Billion with Texas over Privacy Violations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Settles for $1.375 Billion with Texas over Privacy Violations **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations, including unauthorized user tracking and biometric data collection. This is the largest settlement against Google for privacy law enforcement in the U.S., highlighting ongoing concerns about data privacy and the handling of geolocation and biometric information. Despite settling, Google denies wrongdoing and has implemented measures like improved data management and automatic location history deletion. ## Content Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to the state of Texas to settle claims of privacy violations. The settlement is tied to allegations over the unauthorized tracking of users' location, mishandling of incognito searches, and the improper collection of biometric data, such as voice and facial recognition information. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the settlement, emphasizing its significance as the largest recovery against Google for privacy law enforcement in the United States. This decision comes in the wake of heightened scrutiny on tech companies' data practices and follows other settlements in various states concerning similar privacy issues. The lawsuits have underscored the growing concerns over data privacy, particularly regarding geolocation and biometric data collection. In response to these challenges, Google has previously taken steps to modify its privacy controls. These include enabling users to manage their data locally and introducing features that allow for the automatic deletion of location history. Despite agreeing to the settlement, Google continues to deny any wrongdoing. It has successfully defended itself in related legal actions, sparking debate about privacy standards and the expectations placed on big technology firms in relation to user data handling. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#data-protection](https://daily.dev/tags/data-protection) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-settles-for-1-375-billion-with-texas-over-privacy-violations-vg3i81luk) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google Settles for $1.375 Billion with Texas over Privacy Violations","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-settles-for-1-375-billion-with-texas-over-privacy-violations-vg3i81luk","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-settles-for-1-375-billion-with-texas-over-privacy-violations-vg3i81luk"},"datePublished":"2025-05-10T07:26:41.849Z","dateModified":"2025-05-10T16:34:22.867Z","description":"Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations, including unauthorized user tracking and biometric data collection. 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