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Google receives a lawsuit from the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton. The lawsuit is over a violation of Texas privacy law over the collection of biometric data without the consent of its people.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging the unlawful capture and use of biometric data.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the lawsuit, which claims Google is violating a 2009 Texas biometric law that requires companies to receive advanced, informed consent before...

The lawsuit arrives after Google settled a similar lawsuit in Illinois for $100 million over the Google Photos 'Face Grouping' feature, among other things.

The lawsuit claims Google broke the states Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act that requires firms to get consent before using such data, which also must be erased after a certain amount of time.

Google has settled two other privacy complaints for nearly $200 million in recent months.

Eligible Illinois residents may receive hundreds of dollars in compensation (if they sign up).

Photos and videos are what take up the most amount of space on our phones. The whole gallery can also seem like complete chaos if not maintained or organized

Google to pay $100 million to Illinois residents for violation of privacy concerns over its Face Grouping feature

Google has agreed to a settlement of $100 million over a feature in Google Photos that allegedly violated a biometrics privacy law in Illinois.