Texas Sues Google for Allegedly Collecting Biometric Data of MILLIONS of People Without Their Consent

Round-the-clock surveillance is a hallmark of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. It is no surprise that Google has been illegitimately collecting data on Americans; what is surprising is that Texas is one of only a handful of states that are fighting back. Now is the time for those who value freedom and individual rights to stand in the breach against the forces of darkness. There ought to be a wholesale rejection of Google and the rapid development of alternatives. Instead, its massive power remains largely unchallenged.

Texas Sues Google for Allegedly Collecting Biometric Data of Millions Without Consent

Reuters, October 20, 2022:

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Texas has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google for allegedly collecting biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent, the attorney general’s office said in a statement on Thursday.

The complaint says that companies operating in Texas have been barred for more than a decade from collecting people’s faces, voices or other biometric data without advanced, informed consent.

“In blatant defiance of that law, Google has, since at least 2015, collected biometric data from innumerable Texans and used their faces and their voices to serve Google’s commercial ends,” the complaint said. “Indeed, all across the state, everyday Texans have become unwitting cash cows being milked by Google for profits.”

Google did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The collection occurred through products like Google Photos, Google Assistant, and Nest Hub Max, the statement said…

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