Google is being sued in Texas for the way it collects and uses personally identifiable data.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit claiming the company failed to adequately seek consent from users in the state for the collection and use of facial and voice information.
It alleges that through these actions, Google violated state biometric data laws and has done so repeatedly since 2015.
Google services and data privacy
According to Paxton, Google Photos, Google Assistant and the company's Nest series of products collect data that it uses to improve its artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.
Google, of course, says that Paxton is wrong.
"AG Paxton is once again misrepresenting our products in another bloody lawsuit," Google spokesman José Castañeda said in a statement.
"For example, Google Photos helps you organize photos of people, grouping similar faces together, so you can easily find old photos. Of course, this is only visible to you, and you can easily turn this feature off if you want, and we don't. use photos or videos in Google Photos for advertising purposes."
"The same goes for Voice Match and Face Match on the Nest Hub Max, which are features turned off by default that give users the option to allow the Google Assistant to recognize their voice or face to display their information. We'll set the record straight." . time to search".
If you feel like Google seems a bit tired of Paxton, you may not be far behind. Paxton has sued Google multiple times.
The Texas attorney general is leading a "coalition of states" suing Google on antitrust grounds, alleging it illegally monopolizes the market for online ad technology.
In September 2022, the courts threw out Paxton's claim that Facebook and Google colluded in an online advertising deal on the grounds that the companies were only pursuing their own interests.
However, in the same ruling, the antitrust coalition case was allowed to continue, so it is entirely possible that this latest data privacy case will remain as well.
Via: CNBC (Opens in a new tab)