Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

(The Texas Tribune) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced that his office had reached a preliminary agreement to settle a privacy infringement lawsuit against Google for $1.4 billion.Paxton said the deal delivers a “historic win” for Texans’ data privacy and security rights. In 2022, Texas sued the tech giant, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data including geolocation, incognito searches and biometric information.Paxton said