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Google Says It Did Nothing Wrong — Pays $1.4 Billion Anyway
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Google just settled another case, as it’s battling the government on two other fronts. Google decided to settle for a $1.4 billion payout in the incognito mode, location history case. To be more exact, the sum is $1.375 billion.
Google settled a privacy case for $1.4 billion despite claiming it did nothing wrong
This was an ongoing case with the state of Texas. It was a case in regards to claims that Google violated users’ privacy rights. Google denied all wrongdoing in the process, but decided to settle the case after all.
The announcement was made by Ken Paxton, Texas’ Attorney General. This agreement with Google is a settlement in principle, and it’ll resolve two lawsuits that targeted three Google products.
Ken Paxton took the opportunity to emphasize that major technology companies are not exempt from the law in the state of Texas. He said that Google secretly monitored individuals’ locations, personal searches, and even collected biometric data (voiceprints and facial features). Google allegedly did all that via its services.
Google said that the case involved a range of outdated claims
The company did confirm that this settlement addresses claims related to incognito mode, Location History, and the collection of biometric data. José Castañeda, a spokesperson for Google, said that this case involved a range of outdated claims regarding policies that the company has revised.
Even though Google did not admit any wrongdoing, José Castañeda said that the company is glad to have resolved the matter. He also emphasized that Google remains committed to strengthening privacy protections across its services.
In case you’re wondering, this lawsuit was originally filed back in 2022, so it has been going on for a while now. Google will be glad to put this case behind it, as the company lost two major lawsuits in the near past.
The company lost the Google Search antitrust case last year, and the remedies trial concluded recently. Google also lost the ad dominance case, and the remedies trial for that is incoming. We could be seeing some major changes being forced on Google in the near future, by the US government.
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