What does Google's $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a data privacy case indicate for the online search market?

According to the Wisdom Financial APP, on May 9 local time, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to reach a preliminary settlement with Texas on charges of invading user data privacy. In 2022, Paxton sued Google for illegally tracking and collecting user privacy data related to geographic location, incognito mode, and biometric identification. A Google spokesperson responded that the settlement agreement has resolved a series of "old claims," some of which involve product policies that the company has already changed. "We are pleased to be able to put these issues behind us and will continue to build strong privacy controls in our services."