Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Google, claiming that the company is violating state law by amassing facial and voice recognition data on Texans without their knowledge or consent.
claims Google apps and devices indefinitely store data on facial geometry and voiceprints from anyone they capture, whether they are Google users or not. The company does not expressly inform people or receive their consent, violating the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Information Act, the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit was filed in a Midland state district court, and a private law firm is leading the case on behalf of Paxton’s office. The suit seeks to shut down Google’s practices and asks for a $25,000 civil penalty for each violation, a sum that could be enormous in a state the size of Texas. Additionally, any app or device that uses the voice-controlled Google Assistant stores the voiceprints of anyone speaking when the assistant is activated to build user profiles. This includes the user who awoke the device as well as anyone else speaking in the background while it listens for a command.
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