** We are afraid of China, but it's happening elsewhere too... **

* Are technology giants above the law? *

At least "In Texas, big tech companies are not above the law," declared Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

"For years, Google has secretly tracked users' movements, their private searches, and even data about their voices and faces through its products and services. I fought against it and won," he added.

The American internet giant Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas 1.375 billion dollars to settle accusations that the company collected user data without permission. This was reported by agencies AP and Reuters.