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Texas Finalizes Historic $1.4 Billion Settlement With Google Over Data Privacy Violations

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People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hanover, Germany, on April 22, 2024. Reuters/Annegret Hilse/File PhotoGoogle has finalized a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the tech giant violated residents’ privacy rights through unlawful tracking, data collection, and deceptive practices, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.The deal, detailed in an Oct. 31 statement, marks one of the largest single-state privacy settlements in U.S. history and caps a yearslong legal battle over Google’s handling of user data, including location tracking, biometric identifiers, and its so-called “Incognito” browsing mode.

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