Fact · Voice privacy and security
1.375billion US dollars
In May 2025, Google agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle Texas privacy claims, and the Texas Attorney General alleged that Google's Nest and Google Assistant products captured voiceprints. The sum also covers a separate location-data suit, so the amount is not voice-only.
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In the source's own words
“Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle privacy claims in Texas ... He specifically alleged that Google Photos and Nest use facial-recognition software to garner faceprints of users as well as non-users who appear in images, and that Nest and Assistant also allegedly capture voiceprints.”
Google To Pay $1.375 Billion To Resolve Texas Privacy Battle, Wendy Davis, MediaPost (MediaDailyNews), 2025, Opening paragraph and the paragraph on the biometric suit.
Open the original- What it measures
- The settlement resolved two lawsuits brought by the Texas Attorney General in 2022. The biometric suit concerned Google Photos, the Nest smart-home hub and the Google Assistant, under the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act. Google did not admit wrongdoing.
- What it does not show
- The $1.375 billion covers two lawsuits, and the split between the biometric claims and the location claims is not stated. The voiceprint allegations are the Attorney General's, not findings. The amount is therefore recorded as text, not as a voice-only figure.
In the data
A row of Voice Recording Privacy Settlements and Fines, as Google, Texas AG 2025: Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle privacy claims in Texas million US dollars.
- Company
- Service
- Nest and Google Assistant
- Kind
- Regulator fine or order
- Authority or court
- Texas Attorney General
- What it was about
- Voiceprints and biometrics
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2025
- Note
- Not a voice-only amount: the $1.375 billion covers the biometric suit (faceprints and voiceprints) and a separate location-data suit, and the split is not stated, so num is null. Kind is the closest value: a settlement with a state attorney general, not a class action.