Big League Politics by Jose Nino
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the Big Tech titan has illegally collected users’ facial biometrics for years.
“Google’s indiscriminate collection of the personal information of Texans, including very sensitive information like biometric identifiers, will not be tolerated,” Paxton declared. “I will continue to fight Big Tech to ensure the privacy and security of all Texans.”
According to the Texas state government’s complaint, Google is allegedly using features in Google Assistant, Photos, and Nest smart-home products to gather and store voice and facial recognition data without users’ consent.
Cindy Harper of Reclaim the Net noted that “Google then uses the data for commercial purposes, like improving its AI algorithms.”…
