Google Sued For Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent
The lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday in Midland County District Court, accuses Google of indiscriminate collection of millions of Texans’ biometric data, including voice prints and records of face geometry through their home products like Google Photos, Google Nest, and Google Assistant. It says that Google has violated the state’s biometric privacy act (aka the Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act) introduced in 2009 that regulates “biometric identifiers,” which is defined as a “retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry....