Google Location Data Fine
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Google has been fined €403m (£345m) by the Republic of Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) over its handling of location data.
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“As a result of Google’s failures, individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to, for example, influence them with ads or to infer their interests, and could lose control over their personal data,” DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement.
Location data is any kind of data which can be used to infer a person's location.
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On September 21, 2026, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million for improperly processing users' location data since 2020. The fine came after complaints from European consumer rights groups alleging that Google influenced user ads and inferred interests without proper consent or awareness. Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle noted the excessive retention of user location data as a significant…
Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing →Google was fined 403 million euros ($463 million) by the European Union for violating privacy rules related to user location data. The fine was imposed because Google mishandled users’ location information in settings like Web & App Activity and Location History, which track browsing and search history as well as map places visited with mobile phones. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission initiated the investigation…
Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach →Google has been fined €403 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for violating the GDPR in its handling of user location data from May 2018 to February 2020. The fine, one of the largest imposed by the Irish watchdog, stems from an investigation launched six years ago following complaints from European consumer groups. Google must now bring its data practices into compliance within six months and has…
Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations →Google was fined $463 million by the European Union for violating data protection rules related to mishandling user location data from 2018 to February 2020. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission led the investigation and found that Google did not process users’ Web & App Activity and Location History settings lawfully or transparently, and failed to be fair when processing personal data through its Location Accuracy…
Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach →Google was fined $463 million by the European Union’s data privacy watchdog for mishandling users’ location data in its Web & App Activity and Location History settings, as well as in its Android Location Accuracy feature. This fine follows a six-year investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission into Google's compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation from 2018 to February 2020. Google…
Google hit with $463M fine for EU location data rule breach →Analysis
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Google has been fined €403m (£345m) by the Republic of Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) over its handling of location data.
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21 Sep Google hit with $463M fine for EU location data rule breachGoogle was fined $463 million by the European Union’s data privacy watchdog for mishandling users’ location data in its Web & App Activity and Location History settings, as well as in its Android Location Accuracy feature. This fine follows a six-year investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission into Google's compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation from 2018 to February 2020. Google…New York Post
21 Sep Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breachGoogle was fined $463 million by the European Union for violating data protection rules related to mishandling user location data from 2018 to February 2020. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission led the investigation and found that Google did not process users’ Web & App Activity and Location History settings lawfully or transparently, and failed to be fair when processing personal data through its Location Accuracy…Global News
21 Sep Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violationsGoogle has been fined €403 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for violating the GDPR in its handling of user location data from May 2018 to February 2020. The fine, one of the largest imposed by the Irish watchdog, stems from an investigation launched six years ago following complaints from European consumer groups. Google must now bring its data practices into compliance within six months and has…BBC
21 Sep Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breachGoogle was fined 403 million euros ($463 million) by the European Union for violating privacy rules related to user location data. The fine was imposed because Google mishandled users’ location information in settings like Web & App Activity and Location History, which track browsing and search history as well as map places visited with mobile phones. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission initiated the investigation…Toronto Star
21 Sep Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processingOn September 21, 2026, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million for improperly processing users' location data since 2020. The fine came after complaints from European consumer rights groups alleging that Google influenced user ads and inferred interests without proper consent or awareness. Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle noted the excessive retention of user location data as a significant…The Hindu
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