Collecting Biometric Data of Texans by Tech Companies

What is happening? The Texas Attorney General announced a lawsuit against Google for unlawfully capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent.

Why is this important? Texas has a Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act that prohibits the capturing of biometric data for “exploitation of the personal information of Texans for its own commercial interests.”

Pax­ton Sues Google for its Unau­tho­rized Cap­ture and Use of Bio­met­ric Data and Vio­la­tion of Tex­ans’ Privacy