Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit against Google for collecting biometric dataUPI, Oct 20, 2022
Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly having "unlawfully" captured the biometric data of "millions of Texans" without their consent.
"Google's indiscriminate collection of the personal information of Texans, including very sensitive information like biometric identifiers, will not be tolerated," Paxton said in a statement.
"I will continue to fight Big Tech to ensure the privacy and security of all Texans."
Paxton alleged that Google had collected and stored voice prints and records of face geometry from Texans Google Photos, Google Assistant and its Nest smart-home products since 2015 without their informed consent, according to the lawsuit.
"Many Texans do not realize that their contributions to the tech giant's financial growth include offering up for inspection two of the most uniquely personal features any individual has to call their own."
Paxton called the "commercialization" of such data "as invasive as it is dangerous" and said that they "cannot be simply erased or replaced when stolen" unlike passwords and social security numbers.
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