May 9 (Reuters) -

Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion in a

settlement in principle reached with the state of Texas over

allegations the company violated users' data privacy, Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday.

The agreement settles two lawsuits that covered three

products for allegedly violating Texas consumer protection laws.

"In Texas, Big Tech is not above the law. For years, Google

secretly tracked people's movements, private searches and even

their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and

services. I fought back and won," said Paxton in a statement.

Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

The Texas attorney general did not say how the money would

be used.

Google said the agreement settles claims encompassing

Incognito, Location History and biometrics-related allegations.

The company did not admit any wrongdoing.

"This settles a raft of old claims, many of which have

already been resolved elsewhere, concerning product policies we

have long since changed," said a statement from José Castañeda,

a Google spokesperson. "We are pleased to put them behind us,

and we will continue to build robust privacy controls into our

services."

Paxton sued Google twice in 2022, alleging that it had collected

from Texas residents records of their face geometry and

voiceprints without obtaining proper consent. He also alleged

the company tracked users' location even when they thought they

had disabled the feature and misled users about Incognito mode,

which is meant to provide private browsing.

The settlement does not require product changes, according

to a Google spokesperson.

Meta Platforms ( META ), the owner of Facebook and Instagram,

agreed last year to pay $1.4 billion to settle with Paxton over

allegations it unlawfully collected and used facial recognition

data.