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Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) Fined Google €403m and required compliance changes within six months. on The order addresses unlawful location-data processing transparency

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The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Google €403m ($460m) for GDPR violations involving location data. The enforcement action covers Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy over May 25, 2018 to February 4, 2020. Google must bring its processing into compliance within six months, after regulators said the practices weakened users’ control over their personal data.

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  1. 21.09.2026 18:00 3 articles · 6h ago

    Irish DPC fines Google €403m over location-data GDPR violations

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    Irish Data Protection Commission fined Google €403m ($460m) for GDPR violations tied to users’ location data, including Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy. The regulator said users of Google Maps and location accuracy features on Android devices could have been unaware that their location was used to influence ads or infer interests, and it ordered Google to bring its processing into compliance within six months.

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