Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing

Google’s tracking of Europeans spawns $462 million fine

Ireland’s privacy watchdog gave Google six months to fix its handling of location data after finding it broke EU rules. Google said it would appeal.

Courthouse News•Eunseo Hong

Google fined €403 million over location data privacy violations

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users' location data. [...]

BleepingComputer•Bill Toulas

Google fined €403 million by EU over location data privacy violations

It's the fourth biggest EU privacy fine issued by the Data Protection Commission, the EU's Irish watchdog, and has three other probes into Google open

Fortune•The Associated Press

EU fines Google €403 million for improperly using location data

Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcement at all".

France 24•FRANCE 24

Irish regulator hits Google with €403m GDPR fine over invasive location tracking

The consumer-rights group which filed complaints against the tech giant lashed out at the "disproportionate" time taken for the Irish privacy watchdog to protect sensitive location data.

EUobserver•Fred Byrne

Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data

ABC News

Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations

The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.

BBC

Google is fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data

Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data. The fine, by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Lisa O’Carroll

Another Big Tech fine: Google penalised €403m by Irish data watchdog

Ireland's privacy watchdog has finally closed the book on a six-year probe into Google's location tracking — and the tech giant is €403 million lighter for it.

Euronews

Google fined €403 million by Ireland’s data watchdog for location data breach

This significant fine underscores the increasing regulatory scrutiny on tech giants, emphasizing the need for transparent data practices.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team

Google hit with €403M privacy fine over handling of user location data

The tech giant infringed the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.

POLITICO Europe•Ellen O'Regan, Eliza Gkritsi

Google fined €403m by data watchdog for location tracking

Tech giant Google has been fined €403m by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the processing of location data.

Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing